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Historically Australian cuisine was based on traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers. This generally consisted of pies, roasted cuts of meat, grilled steak and chops, and other forms of meat generally accompanied by vegetables (the combination known colloquially as "meat and three veg"). Asian cuisine is a term for the various cuisines of South, East and Southeast Asia and for fusion dishes based on combining them. ... See the individual entries for: Austrian cuisine British cuisine English cuisine Scottish cuisine Welsh cuisine Anglo-Indian cuisine Modern British cuisine Belgian cuisine Czech cuisine Danish cuisine Dutch cuisine Finnish cuisine French cuisine Basque cuisine German cuisine Hungarian cuisine Icelandic cuisine Irish cuisine Italian cuisine Cuisine of Sicily Lappish cuisine... Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of African, Amerindian, French, Indian, and Spanish cuisine. ... South Asian cuisine includes the cuisines of the South Asia. ... Latin American cuisine is a phrase that refers to typical foods, beverages, and cooking styles common to many of the countries and cultures in Latin America. ... The term Middle Eastern cuisine refers to the various cuisines of the Middle East. ... North American cuisine is a term used for foods native to or popular in countries of North America. ... Cuisine of Africa reflects indigenous traditions, as well as influences from Arabs, Europeans, and Asians. ... Cooking is the act of preparing food. ... This is a list of food preparation utensils, also known as kitchenware. ... // United States measures Note that the measurements in this section are in U.S. customary units. ... This is a list of famous and notable chefs and gastronomes (particularly food writers and cookbook authors). ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation and sometimes entertainment. ... For the coarsely ground flour, see flour. ... British cuisine is shaped by the countrys temperate climate, its island geography and its history. ... Meat and three or Meat and three veg is a staple of rural cuisine throughout the world, though most notably in the Southern United States. ...

These origins have been mostly overtaken by the growing multicultural emphasis of Australian culture over the last forty to fifty years, with Australian cuisine now influenced by a variety of Mediterranean and Asian foods originally introduced by immigrants. British traditions still persist to varying degrees including in the takeaway food sector, with pies and fish and chips remaining popular. The modern culture of Australia is a Western culture and draws from many sources, primarily from the Anglo-Celtic cultures, but also from Aboriginal cultures, the multi-ethnic immigration associated with the Australian gold rushes of the 1850s, and post-World War II immigrants from all over the world. ...

A native Australian cuisine movement has also emerged, evolving out of the Australian themed restaurants of the mid-1980s. The discovery of the spice-like qualities of many native Australian plant ingredients formed the basis of a gourmet cuisine. This contrasted with the Bush tucker or foraged food unfamiliar to gourmets. Bush Tucker is a colloquial Australian term for any food native to Australia and eaten before European colonisation. ...

Background

Australian cuisine is some of the most diverse available anywhere, due to the many cultural influences. Modern Australian cuisine has been heavily influenced by the country's South-East Asian neighbours, and by the many waves of immigrants from there, and all parts of the world. Similarly, Greek, Lebanese and Italian influences are very common with many of these influences arriving in Australia during the 1950s and 1960s. Fresh produce is readily available and thus used extensively, and the trend (urged by long-term government health initiatives) is towards low-salt, low-fat healthy cookery incorporating lean meat and lightly cooked, colourful, steamed or stir-fried vegetables.

Austalia's wide variety of seafood is also popular and barbecues are common at weekend family gatherings. Barbecues are also common in fundraising for schools and local communities, where sausages and onion are served on white bread with tomato sauce. These are most often referred to as "Sausage Sizzles". A barbecue in a public park in Australia A barbecue on a trailer at a block party in Kansas City Pans on the top shelf hold hamburgers and hot dogs that were grilled earlier when the coals were hot. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Some English trends are still evident in domestic cuisine. Among these is the widespread tradition of having roast turkey, chicken and ham with trimmings followed by a plum pudding for Christmas lunch or dinner, despite the fact that Christmas is at the height of the Southern Hemisphere summer. Christmas pudding is the dessert traditionally served on Christmas day in Britain and Ireland, as well as in some Commonwealth countries. ...

Breakfast

The typical breakfast of Australians strongly resembles breakfast in many Western countries. Owing to the warm weather in some parts of Australia, generally breakfast is light but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed. The light breakfast commonly consists of, cereals, toast (with a spread) and fruit. A heavier cooked breakfast will frequently include, fried bacon, egg, mushroom, baked beans, sausages, tomatoes, toast with spread. Drinks taken at breakfast include, tea, coffee, flavoured milk or juice. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Two pieces of toasted white bread. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... A glass of cows milk. ... Orange juice Juice is a liquid naturally contained in vegetable or fruit tissue. ...

A unique breakfast food to Australia is Vegemite, a black salty spread made from yeast and applied to toast. Vegemite on toast. ...

Dinner

The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians, and when consumed at home, is often eaten with members of the immediate family or household. The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and/or background of the family. Common choices would be roast meat and vegetables; pasta; pizza; casseroles; barbecue meat; vegetables and salads; soup; easy stir-frys.

A typical 'Australian' cafe or restaurant (not adhering to any particular ethnic cuisine) might offer sandwiches and foccaccias; a range of pasta, risotto, salad or curry dishes; steak, chicken or other meat-based dishes; cakes or other desserts; and juices, soft drink and coffee.

Takeaway food in Australia

There is a wide variety of takeaway food available in Australia. Two of the most traditional takeaway dishes are the meat pie and sausage roll. These come in varying grades, ranging from the mass-produced factory outputs of Four-and-Twenty and Big Ben, through to gourmet pies sold by specialist pie shops. There is an annual competition to find the 'Great Australian Meat Pie'. A typical Australian Meat pie with Tomato Sauce Australian meat pie is the most common variety of meat pie consumed in Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

American-style chain stores are common including Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC, Hungry Jacks (a hamburger franchise owned by Burger King), Domino's Pizza, and McDonalds (commonly called Maccas by locals). An alternative to the US imports is offered by the Australian chicken fast food chain Red Rooster, pizza chains Eagle Boys and Pizza Haven, the Portuguese chicken franchises Nando's and Oporto, and by the corner Pizza shops, charcoal or fried chicken stores, stores selling items such as kebabs and gyros (referred to as 'yiros' or 'yeeros' in some regions), and fish and chip shops. Many of these sell high-quality food for reasonable prices. Typically found in many takeaway shops is the 'Australian Hamburger'. This is mainly distinguished from other hamburgers by the range of fillings available. An order with all fillings is known as a 'Hamburger with the Lot'. The fillings include lettuce, tomato, cheese, beetroot, grilled onion, bacon, a fried egg and pineapple. Subway is the name of a multinational restaurant franchise that mainly sells sandwiches and salads. ... Pizza Hut is a restaurant chain and international franchise based in Addison, Texas, USA (a northern suburb of Dallas) specializing in American-style pizza along with side dishes including (depending on location) buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread. ... KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Burger King (often abbreviated to BK) is a large international chain of fast food restaurants, predominantly selling burgers, french fries, soft drinks, desserts, and various sandwiches. ... World locations Dominos Pizza, Inc. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants[1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Eagle Boys is an Australian fast food chain specialising in pizza. ... Pizza Haven is an Australian restaurant operator specializing in pizza. ... The Nandos logo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. ... KFCs Fried chicken with french fries. ... Kebab (kebap in Turkish, kabab in Iran and India/Pakistan, also spelled kebob, kabob) means grilled (or broiled) meat in Persian and Turkish. ... This article is about the food dish. ... Fish and chips in modern packaging Fish and chips or fish n chips, a popular take-away food, consists of deep-fried fish in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried potatoes, traditionally sold wrapped in newspaper. ...

A very wide variety of Chinese, Indian and various Asian restaurants provide eat-in and take-away services, and are very popular in the cities. With the high levels of immigration from the Middle East, South and South East Asia, Korea, China and other countries from all over the world to Australia, many authentic and high-quality restaurants are run by first and second generation immigrants from these areas. Chinese cuisine, however, ranges from a long established very Australian-Chinese style based on the cooking of the Chinese community established during the gold rushes of the late 1800s, to quite different cuisine only very recently imported from different regions of China.

Unique and Iconic Australian foods

Vegemite on toast.

"Research has shown that 85% of the products in the average Australian supermarket trolley are imported or made by foreign-owned companies with $100 million of profits a day going out of the country." (Dick Smith - quoted in Foodweek) Larger version of Vegemite on toast. ... Larger version of Vegemite on toast. ...

The foodstuff most regularly associated with Australia is Vegemite (owned by the American Kraft Foods). Vegemite on toast. ... Kraft Foods Inc. ...

Other unique or iconic national foods include the Chiko Roll, a deep-fried savoury roll akin to a spring roll; Violet Crumble, a honeycomb chocolate bar; Jaffas, a candy-coated chocolate; Tim Tams, a chocolate biscuit; and the breakfast cereal Weet-Bix. Example of a Chiko Roll still in its bag. ... Violet Crumble Violet Crumble is an Australian chocolate bar that is manufactured in Sydney, Australia by Nestlé. It is one of the best selling chocolate bars in Australia. ... Jaffas is the registered trademark for a small round sweet consisting of a soft chocolate centre with a hard covering of orange flavoured and coloured candy. ... Tim Tams are a chocolate biscuit made by Arnotts, Australia. ... Weet-Bix Logo Weet-Bix is the name of high-fibre breakfast cereal biscuits manufactured in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa by Sanitarium Health Food Company. ...

Australians also enjoy their own small, hand sized meat pie, generally made with meat and gravy. In South Australia this is served upside down on a bed of pea soup, covered in tomato sauce, and called a Pie floater. A typical Australian Meat pie with Tomato Sauce Australian meat pie is the most common variety of meat pie consumed in Australia. ... Pie floater A pie floater is a meal served at pie carts in Adelaide and elsewhere in South Australia. ...

Damper is a simple and traditional type of bread. For dampers in the sense of automotive suspension parts, see shock absorbers. ...

Bush food

Native meats and plants have long been traditional in Aboriginal diets and in rural white Australia. They can be seen on the menus of some of Australia's top restaurants and are now exported around the world. This has been due to the pioneering efforts of Vic Cherikoff and his colleagues who began the commercialization of around two dozen species for the wider food industry. Vic Cherikoff is regarded as an authority on Australian native foods and is a pioneer of the Australian native foods industry, having been involved in the selection and commercialization of many of the 35 or so indigenous Australian plant foods and spices now in the market place. ...

Meats and fish that are genuinely Australian include, kangaroo, emu, barramundi, possum, wallaby, trevally, Moreton Bay bugs, flathead and yabbies Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. ... Binomial name (Latham, 1790) The Emu has been recorded in the areas shown in black. ... Binomial name Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. ... For the Western Hemisphere marsupial, see opossum. ... Ancient aboriginal rock painting of a wallaby in Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia. ... White Trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex) is a fish widespread in tropical and warm temperate areas between 40°N and 47°S, in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian and Pacific Oceans. ... Binomial name (Lund, 1793) The Moreton Bay bug (Thenus orientalis), also known as the Bay lobster, is a species of slipper lobster found throughout the waters of Australias north coast. ... The Flathead is a popular sport and table fish found in all parts of Australia. ... Cherax destructor (common yabby) Yabby is a name given in Australia to two different kinds of crustacean. ...

Native food and spice plants include, Akudjura, Davidson Plum, Desert Lime, Finger Lime, Illawarra Plum, Lemon Aspen, Lemon Myrtle, Lili Pili, Mountain Pepper, Macadamia, Muntries, Quandong, Riberry and Wattleseed which was developed into a food flavoring by Vic Cherikoff in 1984. Binomial name J.M.Black Australian desert raisin (Solanum centrale) is a plant native to the more arid parts of Australia. ... Binomial name Citrus glauca (Lindl. ... Binomial name Citrus australasica F. Muell. ... Binomial name Acronychia acidula F. Muell. ... Scientific name: Backhousia Citriodora. ... Species Macadamia claudiensis Macadamia grandis Macadamia hildebrandii Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia jansenii Macadamia ternifolia Macadamia tetraphylla Macadamia whelanii Macadamia is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, with a disjunct distribution native to eastern Australia (seven species) and Indonesia (Sulawesi; one species, ). Macadamia integrifolia flowers They... Binomial name Kunzea pomifera // Background Muntries (Kunzea pomifera) are also known as emu apples, native cranberries, munthari, muntaberry or monterry [1] . Muntries are groundcovers found along the southern coast of Australia. ... A Desert Quandong nut sitting on a piece of paperbark. ... Binomial name Syzygium luehmannii (F.Muell. ... Acacia seeds (often known in Australia as wattle seeds) are the seeds of the acacia, a genus of shrubs and trees. ... Vic Cherikoff is regarded as an authority on Australian native foods and is a pioneer of the Australian native foods industry, having been involved in the selection and commercialization of many of the 35 or so indigenous Australian plant foods and spices now in the market place. ...

A Pavlova.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 2709 KB) Summary A store-bought New Zealand pavlova decorated with wine gums, strawberries and cream, photographed by DONeil. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 2709 KB) Summary A store-bought New Zealand pavlova decorated with wine gums, strawberries and cream, photographed by DONeil. ... A pavlova bought from a Foodtown in New Zealand. ...

Desserts

There are a small number of desserts and sweet dishes that are popularly thought of as being unique to Australia:

• Anzac biscuits
• Frozie cup
• Lamingtons
• Pavlova
• Vanilla slice
• Musk stick

ANZAC biscuits, made without coconut. ... A Frozie cup (also frozie ~, frozy ~, or frozen cup, cold cup or ice cup) is a simple Australian frozen dessert, often sold for school or community group fundraising[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. A frozie cup consists simply of frozen cordial in paper or plastic cup. ... Lamingtons are a type of sponge cake (or more traditionally, butter cake) squares, coated in a layer of flavoured gelatin (or traditionally chocolate icing or strawberry jam), then desiccated coconut. ... A pavlova bought from a Foodtown in New Zealand. ... ... Musk Sticks are a popular confection in Australia & New Zealand, available from many different suppliers. ...

See also

• Australian wine
• South Australian food and drink
• Cheong Liew
• Maggie Beer
• Vic Cherikoff

The Australian wine industry is the fourth largest in the world, [1] exporting over 400,000,000 litres a year to a large international export market that includes old world wine-producing countries such as France, Italy and Germany. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Australian cuisine. ... Cheong Liew (b. ... Maggie Beer is a South Australian chef, food author, restauranteur and food manufacturer. ... Vic Cherikoff is regarded as an authority on Australian native foods and is a pioneer of the Australian native foods industry, having been involved in the selection and commercialization of many of the 35 or so indigenous Australian plant foods and spices now in the market place. ...

References

• Bruneteau, Jean-Paul, Tukka, Real Australian Food, ISBN 0-207-18966-8.

• Cherikoff, Vic, The Bushfood Handbook, ISBN 0-7316-6904-5.

• Kersh, Jennice and Raymond, Edna's Table, ISBN 0-7336-0539-7.

• Cherikoff, Vic and Christie, Benjamin, The Dining Downunder cookbook. ISBN 0-9752-0210-3

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