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Australia Pages
The food of Australia
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These notes were made during a short trip to this country. These are just our food experiences and you may have a totally different experience depending on your budget, where you travel and where you eat.
Feb 2005
Before leaving on our big trip there is always the desire to eat some of the foods from home that you love and know that you will miss when you are on the road. My sister in law, who lives in California, has requested we bring some Caramelo Koalas and Strawberry Freddo Frogs, chocolates that she cannot get in the States.
What am I going to miss? For the majority of Australians, Vegemite is the food that many will take with them to remind them of home and to cure any home sickness. I have been eating vegemite toast for the few days before leaving. Rob will miss Barbeque Shapes the most!
I think I will miss home made cooking the most, and the ability to cook food the way I like. I am unsure which food I will miss the most, so I will let you know after I have been away for a while. Our last supper was freshly caught crabs, served with crusty bread and finished with a fruit platter.
Australian Staples
Unique Australian foods include Vegemite, a dark yeasty spread used on sandwiches. Also the sweets pavlova and lamingtons.
Food differences around Australia
In Melbourne, the corner store is called a 'Milk Bar', while in many other places it is called a 'Deli'. Processed meats you will find called by many names. In Melbourne it is Devon. Another food that hard to find outside of Victoria is the steamed dim sim, smothered with soy sauce of course.
Aussie Food elsewhere
The bags of 'Jumpys' snacks shown here were discovered in shops in Germany and India. The German 'Aussie' flavoured snack tasted great, and each piece was in the shape of a cute little kangaroo. The Indian version looks like they are from the same company (or a copy) and had a spicy Indian flavour - though were old, stale and not edible.
Australian wines were found in stores throughout Europe and the US, and are well regarded around the world.