Potato Cake, Potato Scallop or Potato Fritter?
Jan 11, 2016
Ok. It's summer. You're in the fish and chip shop. What do you call a potato snack deep fried in batter??
Well it seems it depends which state you live in. There's interesting research showing the regional differences in the way Australian English is spoken - and it's often on state lines or a divide between north and south. Potato cake is strong in Victoria and Tassie, but turns dramatically into a Potato Scallop at the NSW border.
Do you wear togs, bathers or swimmers? In the "south" - WA, SA, VIC and TAS bathers predominate, but in NSW it's definitely swimmers while in QLD it's very clearly togs.
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