“Although the usual Italian pizza varieties are available throughout Australia, they often have richer toppings than in Italy. The Aussie variety is a pizza that is topped with a base of barbecue sauce, mozzarella cheese, bits of chopped bacon, and a few eggs. The pie can sometimes be enriched by […]
An institution at many pubs, restaurants, and cafés in Australia, Australian burger with the lot first made its appearance in the 1940s, when beetroot started to be added to the burger alongside onions, tomatoes, lettuce, and meat. The inclusion of canned beetroot on a burger was possible due to the […]
Cruffin is a cross between a croissant and a muffin – it’s a muffin that’s made from laminated croissant dough and filled with different flavors and ingredients such as pastry cream, peanut butter, cream and strawberries, chocolate, salted caramel, and many others. Rate
Short for spaghetti bolognese, spag bol is one of Australia’s national dishes. The dish is a uniquely Australian version of the classic Italian tagliatelle al ragù alla bolognese. It is typically made with a combination of Australian beef, mushrooms, onions, carrot, celery, bacon, garlic, tomatoes, and spaghetti pasta. Rate
Synonymous with children’s birthday parties in Australia, fairy bread is an unusual dessert consisting of triangle-shaped slices of white bread that are smeared with butter and topped with tiny, multi-colored balls of sugar called hundreds and thousands in Australia, also known as sprinkles in the rest of the world. Rate
Pikelets are Australian pancakes made with a combination of flour, eggs, and milk. They are typically prepared for breakfast in Australia. Besides Australia, these pancakes are also popular in Scotland and New Zealand. The batter for pikelets is slightly thicker than the one used for American pancakes, which makes them […]
Damper is a traditional bushman’s bread that was originally prepared with flour, water, and salt. The bread was cooked in the coals of a campfire, and it was first mentioned in Memoirs, edited by Barron Field, who was a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Rate
Yo-yo biscuits are South Australian shortbread cookies made with flour, butter, milk, eggs, and honey. They were originally invented by Menz Company, but today the biscuits are produced by a company named Arnott’s. They have a crumbly texture and are often arranged as a sandwich with a dollop of buttercream in the […]
Shrimp or prawn cocktail is a seafood dish consisting of cooked prawns served in a glass with cocktail sauce. The dish has vague origins, but most people claim that it was invented by a 19th-century miner from California who first used oysters in a glass with a sauce, but the […]
Dim sims are deep-fried or steamed dumplings filled with pork or other meat, cabbage, and flavorings. Although inspired by the traditional Chinese cuisine both in ingredients and the name of the dish, the Australian version differs from Chinese dumplings in size and thickness of the dumplings (they are larger and […]
