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V Rating: V-ware On Wednesday night we went to Aussie Stadium to watch the Socceroos take on Kuwait in Asian Cup qualifier match.
I’ve never been to a The crowd was boisterous and comparatively witty compared to their cricket and AFL counterparts. Aussie Stadium was a great venue - small enough to offer a great view of the pitch without diminishing the feeling of being part of a crowd. The game was a bit scrappy, and the A-League Aussies gave us a bit of a scare by waiting until the 76th minute to score. However, they soon found the net again, downing Kuwait 2-0, much to the delight of the crowd. The only downside to the night was the food options for vegetarian. I don’t think it’s a good sign when your soccer team scores more goals that you have options to eat. I guess I shouldn’t complain. I know from painful experience that bastions of masculinity (aka sporting stadiums) are not vegetarian friendly places. Perhaps they think serving vegetarian food impairs the part of the brain that regulates beer snake construction, Mexican waving, and sledging. Still, it kind of sux when you line up for twenty minutes at ‘Stadium Food’ and your only choice of dinner is a $4.20 bucket of hot chips. I know hot dogs, meat pies, and beef burgers are de rigueur at the footy. I just question why the only sandwich choices are ‘chicken, beef or ham’ and the only soups are ‘chicken’ or ‘beef and vegetable.’ Looking forward to seeing the Socceroos take on Bahrain at Aussie Stadium in October, but will make sure to pack my own dinner.
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3 Comments posted on "Aussie Stadium - Footy food, V-ware, Moore Park"
comicstriphero on August 19th, 2006 at 6:09 pm #
Why not buy a hot dog, ditch the frank and sprinkle your chips inside? You’ll get some very expensive indigestion very quickly from eating the stodgy combination of potato and bread. This should banish any hunger. Then you won’t worry about the lack of vegetarian options. At least the good part of Crown Street is an easy walk from the stadium.
Natalie McMahon on August 13th, 2007 at 9:20 pm #
I frequent these footy venues and as my husband and I are both vegan, we have plain potato crips on a roll (you can buy the roll by itself!). Most hot chips have beef tallow on them even if they do cook them in a vege friendly oil (as do potato wedges). Not exactly a vegetarian option! We often bring our own ‘not dogs’ hot dog rolls and sauce to “fit in”. Otherwise, there are a whole heap of good restaurants (or subway) at Fox Studios, a very short stroll away. We usually get subway vege patty and take it in at Aussie. Also, we would never buy a hot dog and throw away the meat. What’s the point in that? The point is to not buy the meat or ask them to leave it off so that someone else who wants it can eat it. It’s about buying power. Picking the meat off defeats the purpose and you may as well have eaten it! Sorry, my rant.
Natalie McMahon on August 13th, 2007 at 9:21 pm #
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