Originally Posted by
Aus_Mal
I've actually seen places in the UK use beetroot with salmon, so it's not purely an Oz thing.
As they say in Australian jokes - you can't beetaroot, but until you try, you don't know...
My local (eastern Massachusetts, U.S. of A.) sushi place uses it as a garnish with salmon sashimi. So it's not even just places that were under British rule more recently than 1776.
That said, reading this thread makes me wish I was with you folks next weekend. Why do I torture myself? Hopefully in 2023 ...