This is a hoax but I wish, I WISH, it was real.After my initial shock, the more I think about this, the more I think this is a wonderful idea. Whoever came up with this absolute corker -- while they appear to have been mixing an entire galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers (hmmm this sounds like the start of a movie) in with their morning cereal -- deserves an AM or some sort of medal thingy from John So for their marketing efforts. Fair dinkum.
The Dimmy is an Aussie institution. It is a pivotal part of everyday living in this country. It is on the same scale of greatness foodwise as Locke and Descartes are to philosophy and the Coen Brothers and Michael Mann are to films.
But the Dimmy has had a long and checkered history.
Dimmy: this is your life.
1. ORIGINS OF THE DIMMY
In 1945, William Wing Young, father of Elizabeth Chong (prominent Melbourne author and master teacher of Chinese Cuisine) produced the first Aussie Dim Sim in his restaurant Wing Lee.
The Aussie Dim Sim being the 'same same but different' version of the Chinese Dim Sim (basically he made the bloody thing bigger).
"My father was the first to create the style and shape and the commercial production of the Dim Sim," says Elizabeth, his daughter. "He chose the thick skin for ease of transport; he used to deliver them in his Chevy to the football where he set up in competition with the Four-and-Twenty pie. Before long, his factory was producing thousands of them for sale throughout Australia."
*Wipes tear*
2. THE DIMMY DEVELOPS A CULT FOLLOWING
Ken Cheng, Dimmy extraordinaire, started selling boutique, world famous Dimmies at a stall in South Melbourne market in 1949. People used to fly in from far away places like Sydney and Adelaide to sample these tasty yet inexpensive fried delights.
The Dimmy then began to permeate through all fish and chip shops in outer suburbia and beyond. It was that great.
3. THE DIMMY'S DEMISE
Quick, nasty imitation Dimmies were introduced. Salmonella incidents were reported. And much much worse - a tragic death caused by Dimmy. Bad Dimmy. Bad.
4. DEATH OF DIMMY MASTER
Two years ago ol' mate Ken died. This ended a Dimmy dynasty. A dark hour for the Dimmy. Very dark.
5. THE DIMMY ENSHRINED ON THE TOP OF A SHOPPING CENTRE (AT LEAST AS A CONCEPT, NOT IN A PRACTICAL SENSE)
And that brings us to the present day. Good times are ahead for the Dimmy. Lest we forget it's greatness.
Stay true to yourself Dimmy.
3 comments:
That is one cruel hoax!
How can someone be so callous as to get one's hopes up that the skyline will be blessed with an icon of giant, greasy, unidentifiable meat, wrapped in pastry and deep fried?
*sobs*
This is outrageous! What about the good old fashion aussie potato cake. More deep fired, hangover curing, greasy goodness in a single bite than a thousand dimmies.
its actually the same people who have the Yoyogi Japanese restaurant on swansons st. best dimmie in the known universe...
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