Chiko Roll Tribute !!
The Chiko Roll or CHIKO Roll is an Australian savoury snack developed by Frank McEncroe, a boilermaker from Bendigo, and first appeared at the Wagga Wagga Show in 1951. It was inspired by the Chinese egg roll and spring rolls and was designed to be able to be eaten with one hand whilst drinking a beer with the other. The Chiko roll consists of boned mutton, celery, cabbage, barley, rice, carrot and spices in a tube of egg, flour and dough which is then deep-fried. The wrap was designed to be unusually thick so it would survive handling at Football matches. It was originally called a "Chicken roll" despite not containing any chicken then later renamed "Chiko Roll". At the peak of their popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, tens of millions of Chiko Rolls were sold annually in Australia, and the product has been described as an Australian cultural icon.
Just about the only good thing to come from Wagga Wagga.
I love it !
posted by George Of The Jungle | 12:43 PM
2 Comments:
Damn you GOTJ now i want one. I cant remember the last time i had one, but i like many others grew up eating them, i still remember when hey were only 35c
What I enjoyed the most about the chicko roll was the blatant sexist advertising. I still vividly remember the girls being draped across a motorbike and I think the hook was something like "get a chicko roll in ya". Pretty brave stuff for the early 70's
Buckers
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