Comments by "Ian Montgomery" (@ianmontgomery7534) on "American Reacts to Comparing Australian Food to American Food" video.

  1. I live by myself in Dandenong, which is a suburb of Melbourne, and I spend less than $80 per week on food which includes two nights of take-away. I do shop carefully and are happy to buy bulk and freeze products if that makes it more economic.
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  2. Tomato sauce and ketchup have different spices in them - they are similar but not the same. I prefer ketchup on a hot dog but tomato sauce on a pie.
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  3.  @eclecticapoetica  yeah 180 for two is not a whole lot different to 80 for one. I too buy free range eggs ($7 per dozen for 700g). I am not a big red meat eater which might make a difference as chicken and pork tends to be a lot cheaper than beef or lamb, which I do occasionally buy. As I have got older I do eat a lot less than when I was in my twenties!
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  4. When I worked in China I had to do some testing of a toaster that had provision for bagels. Well guess what is hard to find in Shenzhen - yes bagels. I eventually rang the Four seasons Hotel and spoke to the chef and he said he would make a batch for me. I got them (he didn't charge me either) and it worked pretty well. Subway are also in China and found them quite good but especially because they had wasabi mayonnaise which I now make myself back in Australia.
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  5. The reason alcohol is expensive is that it is highly taxed - around $0.52 per litre for standard strength beer
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  6. have you tried the alcoholic ginger beer? I remember being very surprised back in 2008 when I found Bunderberg in a convenience store in Hangzhou China!!
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