#nekkopicadas

Friends, #brunch as you might know by now is a millennial life quest and an Australian National past time. Today we ventured to @littleoink in Cook (west #belco) and whoa-it-does-live-to-the-hype Small and unassuming, this quirky cafe offers a nice variety of dishes, some classics and some welcome variations. Most of my table went for the #hash which looked amazing (and definitely will try next time!) but I went for this great #vego option: two pea fritters and a poached egg, with a delicious green salad on top. The fritters were super crunchy which I loved, but I would have preferred them softer in the middle. Flavoursome and balanced, it was great with my chai latte (my beverage of choice at brunch when mimosas are not acceptable/available). I felt overly tempted by the hot chocolates though, so I ended up ordering a nuttella one. Go for that one or the butterscotch! Nice atmosphere, and I would have loved to know earlier about the blankets because it was freezing outside! #aussielife🇦🇺 #nekkopicadas #canberra (at Little Oink)

We were on our way to Japanese but we were craving hot pot... and suddenly boom! Make your own hot pot place near @unimelb (ma xiao we spicy hot pot dips) 👏🏼perfect 👏🏼winter👏🏼meal #aussielife🇦🇺 #melbourne #travelingtanya #hotpot #nekkopicadas (at Carlton, Victoria, Australia)

Not sure how but we survived an all nighter in quite good spirits. Now off to sleep! (And then to keep working lol) Bonito lugar, buen olor de tocino crujiente pero la comida aunque buena, no sobresaliente. Pero encontrarse un desayuno así a las 7 am igual es bastante digno. #nekkopicadas #aussielife🇦🇺 #canberraeats #endofsemester (at Mocan & Green Grout)

#Australia and #Canberra in particular are great places to go to brunch, especially now that they are opening new places pretty much every week. Pork hollaindaise, excellent #chailatte and an amazing apple cheesecake that we shared among 3. I just can't get over how cute the desserts are in space kitchen, but glad that the rest of the menu is equally good! #nekkopicadas (at SPACE Kitchen)

Huevos rancheros, Canberra style. Nice little brunch spot in Kingston foreshore. Crunchy blue corn tortillas and spicy salsa. Not sure about its authenticity but it was delicious nonetheless. #aussielife🇦🇺 #nekkopicadas #cbr #canberrafood (at 38 Espresso)

Finally a decent photo and second time trying out the #freakshake from @patissez. I always heard that they were too milky and too sweet and although it's not far from the truth I think they are great. I preferred the "cafeined" over the Nutella one I got the first time, because the coffee makes the punch of flavour needed to stand out above all the sugar. The mousse was a nice touch! Skinny fries and special sauce are the way to go if you want (and can) eat something besides this. I still have to make it to their Manuka store! ... Una de las cosas que vi antes de llegar a #canberra y euros probar eran estos famosos #freakshakes que nacieron en este café. Son milkshakes con extra azúcar y un montón de dulces encima. El del fondo es de menta y yo probé el de cafe. Antes había probado el de #nutella y #pretzels pero no me convenció tanto como este. Son cargados a la leche pero aún tienen mucho sabor, aunque son un poco pesados. Uno va más por el@espectsculo de Instagram, pero no decepcionan. Recomiendo que si queda hambre o para contrarrestar la dulzura, perdiendo un platito de papa fritas con si aderezo especial para compartir. #aussielife #nekkopicadas (at Pâtissez)

#weekends call for #brunch and we went to #Kingston to try something new. Although we were aiming for another cafe (that is local...) but me and my housemates are not the ones to wait. We finally went to the other crowded cafe, called brasserie at the foreshore. Although it was nice, it was a bit of a wait and there's a Sunday surcharge they don't announce beforehand do. I ordered a breakfast bruschetta, in which the creamed leeks were the highlight. The chai accompanied with however, tastes like curry! If you are going to make your own blend make sure the spices are in the right amount. Acostumbramos a ir de brunch los fines de semana, y esta vez fuimos a #Kingston foreshore, un conjunto de locales junto al lago en un barrio de buen pase en #Canberra. Aunque la intención era ir a otro local terminamos en brasserie porque tenía gente pero no estaba tan lleno. Aún así tuvimos que esperar un buen rato por la orden y cobraban extra los domingos (no estaba avisado en ningún lado). Yo pedí la breakfast bruschetta, una focaccia con crema de puerros, huevos pochados y vegetales. Sabrosa pero olvidable. Él chai es inolvidable pero por las razones menos felices: se les oso la mano con las especias y parecía curry! Los jugos naturales se veían bastante buenos. #aussielife #nekkopicadas (at Brasserie At the Foreshore)

El otro día fuimos con un grupo de la iglesia a un food truck (porque aquí la idea se aplica igual que en Chile, o sea como un bus estacionado en un mismo lugar para siempre) y fuimos a The Mandalay Bus. Era comida asiática fusión, pero la verdad todo era muy grasoso y quizás las combinaciones no tan acertadas. Yo probé un roti canai (típica masa de Malasia) con kimchi y pollo. El roti, a diferencia de los otros que he probado era más como una masa de hoja, un poco duro. Tenía mucha mayonesa y el kimchi no era el mejor. La sopa frutas waffle a tenían mejor aspecto, peor mucha fritura y salsa bbq para mi gusto. Si es que vuelvo a ir, espero me toque mejor suerte. #nekkopicadas #australia #aussielife #canberra #canberrafood (at The Mandalay Bus)