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I was fortunate last week to be on a work-related trip to Sydney Fish Markets, carefully scheduled around lunchtime, where I had a great polystyrene tray of fish and chips for $7. I've never actually been to the Fish Markets before, mainly because it always seems like a bit too much of a hike to get there, but co-incidentally I'd been cooking quite a bit of fish over the last few weeks and so was a bit more enthusiastic about the trip.
It also happened to be my husband's birthday and so I picked up a dozen A Grade Sydney Rock Oysters to have as an appetiser at home before we went out for dinner. They were beautiful, fresh, creamy and about half the price than you'd pay any bar in the city. We ate them raw with a bit of lemon juice and white-wine vinegar and a bottle of sparkling wine. I'm actually a huge fan of oysters and think that Sydney Rock Oysters might even be my favourite because of that wonderful rich and velvety texture.
And the Fish Markets is probably my new favourite place to get them. My second favourite oyster experience in Australia , and again a perk on a work trip, was fresh from a shack on the edge Pambula Lake down near Merimbula...its a hard life!
My sister came to visit recently and we went for dinner at Danks Street Depot. The food was alright but the main highlight of the evening was our discovery of the classic Amaretto Sour. We were so taken with the whole sour thing that we went on that evening to have another sour, this time a rhubarb and cinnamon one at The Passage in Darlinghurst. Since then I've had a few more at various locations, The Winery did a particularly good one, but that first taste at Danks Street was still the best.
I'm not quite sure what it is about the sour taste that's so appealing - I love lemons but egg white isn't something that I've ever really been partial to. Still they've definitely been a big feature over the winter months and a bit of a classy way to kick off a night out.
