Chinese New Year: Chinatown Markets

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Friday, February 04, 2005

Dixon Street, the pedestrian mall in Sydney's Haymarket area, is usually the nucleus of Chinese community celebrations.

Our Chinese New Year festivity calendar has been marked and today we checked out the first day of the Chinatown Markets on Dixon Street.

Oh, and having been enlightened on the joys of Spam omelette, Spam with pancakes and Spam katsu curry this pic's for Reid ;-P

And yes, I managed to resist the purchase.

Related GrabYourFork posts:
Links for all Chinese New Year 2005 pics

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posted by Helen (AugustusGloop) on 2/04/2005 11:59:00 pm

9 Comments:

At 2/05/2005 11:51 pm, Reid said…

Hi AG,

Awwwww you shouldn't have! Thanks!

BTW...did you know that Spam® did a limited edition Hawaii can? I posted it a while back....

http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kine_grindz/2004/08/hormel_spam.html

Those are hula dancing dolls on the can along with a Hawaii original, "Spam® musubi". Hawaii consumes the most Spam® of any state in the US.

Santos, at the Scent of Green Bananas, also posted Guam's limited edition Spam® can a while back too. Here's the link to her post:

http://scentofgreenbananas.blogspot.com/2004/10/guam-s-spam.html
At 2/06/2005 12:20 am, Andrew Butters said…

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At 2/06/2005 12:24 am, Helen (AugustusGloop) said…

Hi Reid - Kewl. Thanks for the links. I've always associated Hawaii with Spam but I didn't realise that Guam trumps Hawaii on the Spam-consumption stakes!

I like the limited edition can. Not sure about spam musubi though! I'll stick with maguro or tamago I think!

I did think "Ono Kine Grindz!" as soon as I saw the Spam stand though. Haven't eaten it in ages...
At 2/06/2005 5:25 pm, Ms One Boobie said…

Hey..AG,
The CNY decor are so nice.. :) i sure miss celebrating CNY .. :( nope.. nothing going on in small town yarmouth for sure.. :(
I love the little ceremic doll.. very cute.. :)
At 2/07/2005 9:48 am, Helen (AugustusGloop) said…

Hi MrsT - Keep your eyes peeled as I intend to post on lots more events of Sydney's CNY. You can show Chloe the pics on screen and crash some pot lids together for atmosphere! :)
At 2/07/2005 10:53 am, Ms One Boobie said…

Hehehe..!! thanks AG,
I await.. ;)
At 2/08/2005 10:09 am, Helen (AugustusGloop) said…

Hi MrsT - Here they are. You didn't even have to wait that long!

http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/2005/02/cny-childrens-fair-and-entertainment.html
At 2/11/2005 4:38 pm, pinkcocoa said…

hiya AG
Gong Hei Fatt Choi~Love the handcarved watermelon! Sydney certainly has more CNY atmosphere than Gold Coast. It was very quiet down there. Will post about my CNY dinner soon ;-)
At 2/13/2005 6:11 pm, Helen (AugustusGloop) said…

Hi pinkcocoa - Gong Hei Fatt Choi to you too!

There is still lots of CNY-related events happening about town.

Looking forward to your CNY dinner pics too.