Shrimp on the Barbie |
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This December, I returned to Australia to spend Christmas with my wife's family. It's my third Australian Christmas, and I'm still shocked by the differences to the German festivities not too far from the Alps where I grew up. It's a hot summer day in the southern hemisphere, people are wearing goofy Christmas outfits, and the centerpiece of the feast isn't a duck but…shrimps, or rather, as Aussies call them, prawns.
Australian shops stock up on shrimp before Christmas
I found that strange in the previous years. But this year is quite different. This year I........