What are some traditional food dishes in Australia?

Answer 1

In general, Australians have the same diet as people in other Western nations such as the US. The culture is diverse, and this is reflected in the cuisine.

Barbecues and a relaxed style of entertaining, favoring an abundance of salads and fresh produce which are available year round in Australia's climate. The major fast food chains as found in other countries around the world are well patronised too, by both young and old.

There are a couple of dishes that Australians have on occasion that may not be familiar. One is Pavlova, a dessert of fruit and cream served on a meringue case. Another popular morning tea snack food is lamington, a sponge cake covered with melted chocolate and dipped in desiccated coconut. Lamingtons may be served as small square blocks, or in a large round cake, sometimes with a jam and cream layer.

A staple food from the past is damper, a simple bread made from flour, salt and water and baked in the coals of a fire. A traditional "bush" food, it is now usually reserved for fun when out camping or around a campfire on the beach or in a park.

Even the indigenous Australians on the whole do not eat their traditional foods as a staple diet. Bush foods, such as wattle (acacia) seeds and witchetty grubs, have become a delicacy available in top restaurants but are not in mainstream consumption.

Australians are very multicultural; they eat a lot of different foods. Australians are some of the largest consumers of meat in the world and the quality is extremely high. Meats consist mainly of beef, lamb, chicken and pork. There is a large variety of vegetables available, as well as potatoes and rice. Sea food is more expensive but nevertheless widely used by most Australians. Other foods include:pastas, pastries, fresh fruits & vegetables. Australians like other cultural foods such as Chinese, Thai, Italian, Mexican and so on. They also enjoy the good old British fish and chips, and meat pies.

Kangaroo meat has become readily available in supermarkets, but for most Australians, it is not part of their everyday fare. It is an acquired taste, and only a small percentage of Australians have acquired that taste ...

Answer 2

Tasty ones!

Real or stereotypical Australian dishes include:

- Dampers (a doughy bread scone type thing)

- Pavlovas

- Meat Pies

- Bangers and MASH

- Vegemite sandwich (mm, a personal favourite)

- Anzac biccies

- Tim tams & twisties!

- Lamingtons

- BBQ's

Australia doesn't really have totally awesome traditional foods, like other countries do. We kind of just eat everything :)

Answer 3

Australia specializes in vegemite, which is a black, salty spread from yeast used mostly on toast like jelly, focaccia, which is similar to Pizza, and chiko roll, which is a deep-fried roll.

Their desserts consist of Tim tams, which are chocolate biscuits, jaffas, an orange-flavored, chocolate covered candy, and fairy bread, white bread with thousands of sprinkles on it.

Answer 4

Kangaroo tail soup, Lamingtons, The chico roll, The Macadamia nut.

As a typical Australian, I must add that I have never had kangaroo tail soup, and nor do I know anyone who has.

"Damper", a basic bread made from flour, salt and water, is a traditional food. So is Vegemite, a strong, black, salty spread made from Brewer's yeast.

Answer 5

It depends what you are looking for.

You could say Meat Pies, Bangers (sausages) and Mash potato, steak or practically anything that is cooked on a BBQ.

The barbeque does indeed offer a traditional Australian meal. However, if one is looking for a meal to cook and serve indoors, then traditional Australian fare would include roast lamb, with potatoes, pumpkin (preferably roasted as well) and peas.

Answer 6

Australians love eating baked bread