Was stopped in the street today by a woman with an accent, possibly Canadian, and asked to explain this sign.
It wasn't the word 'Yabby', it was 'Flories'.
The Florie (sometimes with a double r or y – florry) is a steak topped with a slice of ham and cheese, crumbed and fried then served in a sandwich with salad or coleslaw. Horsham is recognised as the birthplace of this delicacy, which was invented by Pasquale (Pat) Neri.
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| Photo from Lost Horsham's Facebook page |
Pat & Rosaria Neri migrated to Horsham from Italy (actually an island off Sicily) in 1956, and ran firstly the Niagara Café in Firebrace Street (now the Wimmera Foot Clinic building) and later La Fontana Restaurant (now the Horsham Sports & Community Club) in Baillie Street. Pat died in 2015.
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| La Fontana advert, with possibly Chef Robert Pitt (Lost Horsham) |
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| A steak florie |
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