Paul (Australian coworker/parma affectionado) – By definition, it can’t be a good pub if there is no decent parma.
And having a great Parma is serious business.
Better known as a Chicken Parmigiana in North America, Parmas are big hit amongst pub eaters in Melbourne. Given Melbourne’s heavy Italian inspiration and roots, a Chicken Parmigiana is always guaranteed to be on menus across the city, no matter how Scottish or English the pub may be. A parma is breaded then deep-fried, and as if that wasn’t enough, a healthy slab of fatty ham is laid on top and smothered with mozzarella and tomato sauce, and is served with a side of salad and chips.
Not simply content of having Parma reviews buried within food review sites like Urbanspoon, there are websites dedicated to Parmas, a pub that boasts it has “Melbourne’s Unique and Best Parmigianas”, and newspaper articles who track those Parmology experts. A common special is a “Pot & Parma”, which is a half-pint of beer with the fried goodness.
And its one of many things Melburnians like!
But do you like it? How about a food review on the unique stuff you get to eat out there?
Well, the chicken parma is a big deal, so for a pub to mess it up is pretty bad. The above was pretty decent but I’ve had some pretty bad ones here so far too.
I should do something with that Kangaroo I ate…
I won’t mane any ‘hop to it’ jokes about doing something regarding the Kangaroo. Haha