You might think that any old chump can cook fried rice.
Well you'd be right! This was a piece of piss to make (but tasted significantly better, I assure you). Usually we would use grated carrot and zucchini in our fried rice but this was more of a "whatever we have in the fridge right now" version.
I believe "piece of piss" means "horrible ordeal", an Australian outback term derived from being so dehydrated that during bladder evacuation, urine is expelled in gummy pieces rather than a liquid stream. Very painful.
He's lying. Very inventively though, so you get points for imagination. It actually means something that is considered very easy to accomplish. Australian slang is so articulate.
In either case, I don't think "piss" should be used in any form around "food", unless you are in said desert scenario and are desperate and even then, I don't wanna know.
I really enjoy the "piece of piss" conversation and I have to say that if anyone ever asks me what it means, I'm giving them Bart's explanation.
I'm trying to do 52 recipes this year and I'm averaging more than one a week so far but I've managed to mess up quite a few that should have been a piece of piss to make.
Is "piece of piss" a positive or negative Australian slang term? I'm not sure. It's a new one to me.
ReplyDeleteI believe "piece of piss" means "horrible ordeal", an Australian outback term derived from being so dehydrated that during bladder evacuation, urine is expelled in gummy pieces rather than a liquid stream. Very painful.
ReplyDeleteHe's lying. Very inventively though, so you get points for imagination. It actually means something that is considered very easy to accomplish. Australian slang is so articulate.
ReplyDeletei'm sorry. i actually feel a bit sick re-reading that. How many dishes can you cook off the top of yr dome now??
ReplyDeleteIn either case, I don't think "piss" should be used in any form around "food", unless you are in said desert scenario and are desperate and even then, I don't wanna know.
ReplyDeleteBut the rice looks good!
I really enjoy the "piece of piss" conversation and I have to say that if anyone ever asks me what it means, I'm giving them Bart's explanation.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to do 52 recipes this year and I'm averaging more than one a week so far but I've managed to mess up quite a few that should have been a piece of piss to make.
Thanks all, lesson learned - don't type up blogs in a hurry and throw out the crazy vernacular. Good luck with your 52 recipes, 101!
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