The Americans have stolen our Flat White....

Brett_H

It's ironic that Starbucks failed to make an impact here yet, they have taken our Aussie icon back to Canada and the U.S.! No doubt they placed it with their tails: firmly between thier legs...

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/05/what-is-a-flat-white-starbucks

cosmic_couple22

Didn't we steal it from across the ditch? chester

Koffee_Kosmo

Flat White is my favourite beverage Let it be exported around the world but let it be known that it was developed in Australasia See choice of area I noted - covers both AU & NZ 😉

cosmic_couple22

Such the diplomat KK Chetser

admin

cosmic_couple22 wrote:

Didn't we steal it from across the ditch? chester

...suspect it's one of those things that's going to be debated for a couple of centuries [a bit like pavlova] 🙂 I guess bigger picture is that for Starchucks to introduce it, shows the depth of influence our local [aussie or kiwi] talent has had on the espresso coffee world over the last decade or so.

cosmic_couple22

Pavlova form NZ, crikey next thing you will be saying they know how to play rugby. 😉 Chester

eggbert

cosmic_couple22 wrote:

Didn't we steal it from across the ditch? chester

Don't know if this has already been posted here, but supposedly invented here, but perfected across the ditch. http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/6331521/Spilling-the-beans

cosmic_couple22

Good article eggbert so Australian it is with a twist of Kiwi. But more to the world of the eggs, are we celebrating a new little one into the world yet. Hope everything is going smoothly. Chester

admin

not sure this means very much but for what it's worth, Red Symons' view (from ABC's website): http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-07/red-symons-tries-one-of-starbucks-first-flat-whites/6003748

eggbert

cosmic_couple22 wrote:

Good article eggbert so Australian it is with a twist of Kiwi. But more to the world of the eggs, are we celebrating a new little one into the world yet. Hope everything is going smoothly. Chester

Nothing yet, although Wifebert did think that maybe the true contractions had started this morning. She said they weren't much so far, and sent me off to work anyway. Hopefully it is soon, as she looks like she is about to burst!

cosmic_couple22

You will have to start an egg thread to keep us posted. Good luck, wives/partners turn into crazy people the last few days of pregnancy Chester

Brett_H

Wow... Say hi to Babybert for us and tell the sweet thing not to stress ver the fact that the Americans have stolen our recipe. Imitation is the greatest flattery... Right... Right...