The wonderful Sooshi Mango have just opened their very own restaurant, that looks like every Nonna's home... but we found out they don't take reservations and we need to know why.
You guys are quintessentially Australians but when you put on those wigs you are EVERY Italian in the world's nonno and nonna. Buona Fortuna in your restaurant!!
Was a teenager in the 60’s when “wogs” were mocked! Us Anglos had never tasted garlic, zucchini, eggplant, olive oil, pizza, ‘proper’ pasta, drank Chianti, grew enough vegetables to feed 20 families, ever heard of Pesto, let alone Gnocchi!, orknew how to make Passata! What more can I say?! How impoverished were we?! The War was terrible, but immigration transformed our Anglo ways. THANKYOU!!! 🐸🎶💕🙏🏾🦋🥸😎😇
I'm from England, and when I was growing up, Wog or Wogs was a terrible racist insult. I think it came from golliwogs, which I remember as being black-faced little people used on jars of jam, and maybe in old Enid Blyton stories, but where that came from I'm not sure. Anyway, what does wog mean to you?
Just found these guys on YT at 4 45am. Its going to be a long night, early morning, whatever. Next visit to Melbourne, I know where I will be eating. Well done, men.
I live in Canada..I want to come to Australia just to go to this restaurant. I was in Brisbane last year..now I need to go to Melbourne, it sounds like.
So, does the restaurant have two kitchens? Every Italian family I knew or married into via siblings or cousins always had two kitchens. One on the main floor you kept spotless and the one you used, in the basement :-). Although my family is from Croatia I can relate to all of this. I wonder if they’ve done a video of priests and monks visiting. That was always entertaining when I was a kid watching them smoke, drink, joke, and play cards with my dad and uncles. It was loud, too.
Italian/Americans in the US are very proud of their heritage, and many family restaurants date back to the 1930's, some even earlier, especially where I live. Some food is authentic Italian (depending on the region they came from) and other Italian American. There is a little Italy in nearly every state, and most keep the culture and heritage alive. I use to live in Perth and Melbourne. Our neighbors were all Italian and they were very generous.
Just think that within 25yrs. or so, all these nonnas, nonnos, zias and zios will be gone, and their traditions, approach to life, family and community, gone with them. I'm 70 and I miss my late dad's (died @ 95) 1st generation Calabrese family all the time!
I’m the youngest of 5 in a very loud Polish American family. While my older brothers and sisters were out doing God-knows-what I sat in our dinette watching my mom cook and listening to her stories. Mom and dad have since passed so I’m the kinkeeper. Sunday dinner. Everyone welcome at the table! There’s always room for 10 more!!
What fun, authentic guys! Love your comedy, makes my day here in staid, placid Ontario, Canada. I wish you more and more success for bringing joy and real life back ! 🥰🥰🤩🤩😂😂
I am based in Melbourne and have visited a few times now. My kids love it. I love the food and the decore. The bill coming out on the old school phono filing systems 😂😂😂.
I'm new to the Sooshi Mango experience, and the Mamas and the Papas where hilarious. That being said, I kept asking myself whether it was either Greek or Italian 😂.
@@uhu836It’s actually spelt “Una faccia una razza”. Southern Italy which one can argue on the mainland is from Abruzzo down to Calabria and the islands of Sicilia and Sardegna has very minimal Greek influence overall. Southern Italy is very much Italian and Italia in terms of culture,language,religion and other aspects has much more in common with Spain. Two different things Italiani in living in Australia and Italiani living in Italy.
Their restaurant food needs to improve, went there twice, all you get in a salad is just lettuce, no tomatoes, no cucumber, no olives, for what l was charged, for just lettuce leaves, just not right!!
