Food to Try Out
Aug 6th, 2017, 11:15 PM
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Food to Try Out
Have you been in Australia? I would just like to recommend some foods that you should try out. Pea and ham soup is one of the things that you should definitely try as an appetizer or main course. Aside from this, Lamingtons are also a must-try.
Aug 7th, 2017, 02:01 PM
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Funny, I don't think I even saw pea and ham soup on a menu in the seven years I lived in Australia. It's ubiquitous here in the US (unfortunately).
Pumpkin soup yes, in every conceivable form.
Some of my Aussie favorites are Melting Moments, Malteasers, savoury muffins, Red Rock Deli chips with lime and black pepper, Connoisseur vanilla ice cream and of course, that fabulous fresh Australian produce - Mangos! Lettuce the size of basketballs! Red capiscum so sweet you can eat it like an apple! Pink Lady apples from Pemberton!
And flat whites! I miss flat whites!
And Mersey Valley cheese with picked onions!
Now I'm hungry.
IMO, Lamingtons are boring, Tim Tams too sweet, Vegemite gag-worthy and Aussie bacon, well, not my cuppa. Yeah, I know, they say the same about US bacon. And US bread gets a bad rap, but I'm not sure why - we have so many different types of bread, there's something for everyone, surely.
Pumpkin soup yes, in every conceivable form.
Some of my Aussie favorites are Melting Moments, Malteasers, savoury muffins, Red Rock Deli chips with lime and black pepper, Connoisseur vanilla ice cream and of course, that fabulous fresh Australian produce - Mangos! Lettuce the size of basketballs! Red capiscum so sweet you can eat it like an apple! Pink Lady apples from Pemberton!
And flat whites! I miss flat whites!
And Mersey Valley cheese with picked onions!
Now I'm hungry.
IMO, Lamingtons are boring, Tim Tams too sweet, Vegemite gag-worthy and Aussie bacon, well, not my cuppa. Yeah, I know, they say the same about US bacon. And US bread gets a bad rap, but I'm not sure why - we have so many different types of bread, there's something for everyone, surely.
Aug 7th, 2017, 03:58 PM
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I wouldn't have regarded pea & ham soup as quintessentially Australian cuisine.
If you'd said a good meat pie, or a pavlova ( sorry Kiwis) of the Tim Tams mentioned above ( too sweet for me), it would have been a bit more traditionally " Australian"
If you'd said a good meat pie, or a pavlova ( sorry Kiwis) of the Tim Tams mentioned above ( too sweet for me), it would have been a bit more traditionally " Australian"
Aug 11th, 2017, 12:14 AM
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Yes meat pies , pavs, chicken Parma ( an Italian waiter told us that every time an Aussie orders a parma an Italian dies ) , vegemite, flat whites (there's even cafes in London that have them ) , long blacks .
Pink lady apples - yum. BTW can't stand chicken Parma.
Pink lady apples - yum. BTW can't stand chicken Parma.
Aug 16th, 2017, 12:25 AM
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I've never tasted marmite thursdayd- not seen in Australia. Both are vegetarian and by products of beer brewing .
It's just what you grow up with although my husband loathes vegemite - I love it.
It's just what you grow up with although my husband loathes vegemite - I love it.
Aug 25th, 2017, 02:09 AM
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When i first arrived in Australia trying local food wasn’t really on my to-do list. Unlike many other countries around the world, Australia just didn’t strike me as a destination for amazing cuisine.
Being honest, food in Australia is really not that different from what you might be used to in North America or in the UK. After all, not so long ago Australia was still a British colony, so a lot of its culinary habits and tastes are strongly influenced by British traditions.Still here are some of my favourites:
1.PAVLOVA
Pavlova is a meringue dessert with a crispy outside and a moist marshmallow centre and is often topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit. It was named after the Russian ballerina who visited Australia and New Zealand on a tour back in 1920s, thus the origin of the recipe has been a source of argument between the two countries for almost a century. Despite its historical roots, Pavlova remains a popular dish and an important part of both Australian and New Zealand culture. It’s a light and fresh dessert often consumed during summer time BBQs and family gatherings. It’s definitely worth a try, but it’s really nothing to write home about.
2.Chicken Salt
Less a food and more a condiment, chicken salt is Australia’s answer to the UK’s passion for drenching chips in vinegar. Where you guys like your chips soggy and sour, we like ours crispy and strangely chicken-flavoured, even when served with fish.
Where to get it: The local fish and chip shop, where they will be served wrapped in newspaper and £1 will get you more than you can actually eat.
3.Sausage Rolls
Wherever you can find meat pies, you can also find a decent sausage roll. Another Aussie staple for the after party crowd, but also the best on-the-way-to-the-beach breakfast in the universe. I know you can find sausage rolls all over the world, but Australia sparked my love for them so in my mind they started it. I’m biased, so sue me.
4.THE AUSSIE BURGER
Australians have a way of making a lot of things their own, and their twist on a classic burger is by far the best example of that. They take a regular burger and ruin it add to it an egg and beetroot slices. They call it a “Burger with the Lot”. It’s just about the most bizarre rendition of the American favourite and of course, the locals loved it. I can do with an egg, it adds a bit of “gooeyiness” sometimes, but the beetroot is just odd.
Being honest, food in Australia is really not that different from what you might be used to in North America or in the UK. After all, not so long ago Australia was still a British colony, so a lot of its culinary habits and tastes are strongly influenced by British traditions.Still here are some of my favourites:
1.PAVLOVA
Pavlova is a meringue dessert with a crispy outside and a moist marshmallow centre and is often topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit. It was named after the Russian ballerina who visited Australia and New Zealand on a tour back in 1920s, thus the origin of the recipe has been a source of argument between the two countries for almost a century. Despite its historical roots, Pavlova remains a popular dish and an important part of both Australian and New Zealand culture. It’s a light and fresh dessert often consumed during summer time BBQs and family gatherings. It’s definitely worth a try, but it’s really nothing to write home about.
2.Chicken Salt
Less a food and more a condiment, chicken salt is Australia’s answer to the UK’s passion for drenching chips in vinegar. Where you guys like your chips soggy and sour, we like ours crispy and strangely chicken-flavoured, even when served with fish.
Where to get it: The local fish and chip shop, where they will be served wrapped in newspaper and £1 will get you more than you can actually eat.
3.Sausage Rolls
Wherever you can find meat pies, you can also find a decent sausage roll. Another Aussie staple for the after party crowd, but also the best on-the-way-to-the-beach breakfast in the universe. I know you can find sausage rolls all over the world, but Australia sparked my love for them so in my mind they started it. I’m biased, so sue me.
4.THE AUSSIE BURGER
Australians have a way of making a lot of things their own, and their twist on a classic burger is by far the best example of that. They take a regular burger and ruin it add to it an egg and beetroot slices. They call it a “Burger with the Lot”. It’s just about the most bizarre rendition of the American favourite and of course, the locals loved it. I can do with an egg, it adds a bit of “gooeyiness” sometimes, but the beetroot is just odd.
Aug 25th, 2017, 11:52 PM
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The best thing about food in Australia is that it borrows from the cuisines of the world. Melbourne in particular is known for the great variety of different cuisines. As a visitor, I wouldn't go looking for fare such as pavlovas and vegemite but have a different cuisine every night.
btw I'm an Aussie and rarely see pea and ham soup (and avoid it when I do) and have only once eaten chips with chicken salt (and it was disgusting). Loathe marmite but love vegemite (depends on what you grew up on I guess). We're a difficult lot to pigeon hole because most of us have different backgrounds to each other - and hence different taste in food. If you ask my kids about staples in their diet growing up, they'd say tzatziki, taramasalata, spaghetti bolognese, spinach risotto, pumpkin soup etc and we have an anglo background.
Australia doesn't have a lot in the way of dishes which are peculiarly Australian that haven't come from somewhere else. Our greatest influences nowadays are Italian and Asian (Thai, Vietnamese, etc).
btw I'm an Aussie and rarely see pea and ham soup (and avoid it when I do) and have only once eaten chips with chicken salt (and it was disgusting). Loathe marmite but love vegemite (depends on what you grew up on I guess). We're a difficult lot to pigeon hole because most of us have different backgrounds to each other - and hence different taste in food. If you ask my kids about staples in their diet growing up, they'd say tzatziki, taramasalata, spaghetti bolognese, spinach risotto, pumpkin soup etc and we have an anglo background.
Australia doesn't have a lot in the way of dishes which are peculiarly Australian that haven't come from somewhere else. Our greatest influences nowadays are Italian and Asian (Thai, Vietnamese, etc).
