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Tempting Traditional Australian Food Recipes

By Brenda Stewart


The Australians are proud of the food that they produce. Some of this is typically Australian. They may debate as to whether some of it was invented by them or whether it came from another country. Some of the foods, travellers find to be very appealing, while others they don't want to touch. However, the average Australian lives on these. Traditional Australian food recipes is definitely something worth exploring.

Anyone traveling to Australia, can't miss out on the magic meat pies. These stand out from anything else on the menu. If you are surprised to find anything else here, you definitely won't be amazed to find the traditional meat pie here. Australians have been making these for generations. They have traditional recipes as well as more modern recipes to go by.

Seafood is very popular in this part of the wold. One can imagine that it is particular something that people will take to in places like Sydney and other coastal towns where there are fresh fish. John Dory are popular. The fish is commonly eaten with chips out of a bag. But it is also served gourmet style with mashed potato. Calamari and chips is also a firm favourite.

Australians love their barbecues. One things that attracts them to the outdoors and the smell of fresh meat is the barbecued snag. This is something that really attracts the crowds. It is any kind of sausage which has been spiced and flavoured with herbs. Afterwards, one will grab a roll and a sauce of their choice. Fried onions can make this even more appealing.

The damper has been around since the beginning of time, starting off as an inexpensive food for workers and people without money. It could be easily made, but now it has been turned into a bread which is made to be more milky. Back in the day, the bread was baked on the fire, but things have advanced since those days.

Cakes and biscuits are a keen favourite. Some of them go back a long way and some of them have been recently invented and have spread their wings all over the world. For example, the Anzac biscuit is a fine example of a great snack that goes back centuries which lasts a long time and will basically fill you up. This was made especially for soldier in the World War one to help keep them going.

John Dory is usually the fish of choice for the average Australian. This is usually served with chips or mashed potatoes. John Dory can be found mostly in Sydney. Fishing is a big industry and there are a lot of seafood restaurants. There are also a lot of sushi restaurants, particularly in Sydney which are well known run by top rated chefs. Calamari is also another food type that is known to be famous in these parts.

You can't escape from the kangaroo. Of course, some people who are travelling this way will refuse to eat the national animal which is so free and adorable. However, Australians say that many kangaroos overpopulate the area. This is best prepared grilled. People say that the meat should be cooked rare to medium, and served with a sauce, such as orange, juniper or plum.




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