An Australian or New Zealand meat pie is a hand-sized meat pie containing largely diced or minced meat and gravy, sometimes with onion, mushrooms, or cheese and often consumed as a takeaway food snack. While the classic Aussie pie is just pastry, meat and gravy, in New Zealand these ingredients are...

Chiko roll is the Australian version of a Chinese spring roll or an egg roll. This snack consists of a dough made from eggs and flour which is filled with seasonings, carrots, cabbage, barley, mutton, celery, and rice. The dough is thick and almost chewy, and chiko rolls are commonly deep-fried in...

Chicken Parmigiana or Chicken Parmesan (known colloquially in Australia as simply a ‘parmy’) with crumbed chicken smothered in a rich tomato sauce and mounds of melting cheese is the sort of meal it is impossible to dislike. The dish is originated from Italy, but this dish with Mediterranean...

Pigs in a blanket (also pigs in blankets) is a variety of different sausage-based culinary dishes. Smaller versions of the dish are commonly served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre, sometimes with a mustard or aioli dipping sauce, or are accompanied by other foods during the main course. Australian...

Damper Bread was a staple of the early Australian settlers' diet. Traditionally, the dough was cooked directly on the coals of an open fire. Damper was originally utilised by stockmen who travelled in remote areas for long periods, with only basic rations of flour, sugar and tea, supplemented by...

A sausage roll is a savoury pastry snack, popular in current and former Commonwealth nations. They are sold at retail outlets and are also available from bakeries as a take-away food. Australian Sausage Rolls are a seasoned, fresh sausage wrapped in a flaky, buttery pastry. They are delicious for...

Dagwood dog is a popular Australian festival snack consisting of a hot dog on a stick that is dipped in batter, then deep-fried in hot oil. Before serving, the tip of Dagwood dog is typically dipped in tomato sauce. Dagwood dog is originated from the United States and is commonly found in American...

Australians love Thai food. They also love pies (a lot). Put a Thai chicken green curry inside a pie casing and you get the Aussie variant of a green curry and a chicken curry pie. A chicken curry pie recipe is nowhere near as popular back home in Australia where the classic meat pie rules in...

Pea and ham soup is a traditional Australian soup, the soup is very thick and is served with individual beef pies and tomato ketchup. This is a great dish on a winter night. Pea and ham soup is made typically from dried peas, such as the split pea, ham and smoked or salt pork,and it is with...

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Balmain bug is a species of slipper lobster that lives in the shallow waters around Australia, the flattened small-scale fish has no claws and only its tail contains edible meat. But like a lobster, it's worth the slippery fingers and dining dedication. The Balmain bugs with herb and garlic butter...

A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, smoked or flame broiled. When you load a burger with egg, bacon, onion, pineapple, pickled beets, and especially the...

Found commonly in Australian waters including Sydney Harbour, John Dory is a popular fish variety in local cuisine. Battered and fried and served with chips, or pan-fried with herbed oil on a bed of mashed potato with salad, this is a versatile, meaty fish and popular Australian food. Together with...

Forget about fish and chips, feast on fresh Australian barramundi, a name which means ‘large-scaled river fish’ in the Aboriginal language in the Rockhampton area. Barramundi fillet or small whole fish, grilled, fried or seared skin-side first, it’s a much healthier alternative to battered fish,...

The Anzac biscuits are an Oat based biscuit. The recipe which originated during World War 1.it was made by wives during the war and sent to soldiers, because the basic ingredients (rolled oats, flour, sugar, desiccated coconut, golden syrup, butter, bicarbonate of soda and water) were able to keep...

Salt and Pepper Squid recipe is similar to Greek fried calamari but are tossed in a mixture of crunchy stir-fried garlic and salt. It might well be Australia's national dish. This classic squid recipe, is absolutely delicious and easy to make. With a crispy, crunchy coating that is lightly fried...

A lamington is an Australian cake made from squares of butter cake or sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut. The thin mixture is absorbed into the outside of the sponge cake and left to set, giving the cake a distinctive texture. Lamingtons are...

Emu meat is meal from the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the second-largest living bird by height. The meat is similar in taste and texture to beef, red emu meat has more protein and less calories and sodium than most other red meat. It is ingredient many delicious grilled, broiled, pan fried,...

Roast lamb is one of the perfect dishes in Australia for any family roast dinner, plus it’s great sliced up and served in salads or sandwiches. Roast lamb with rosemary and garlic is a classic Australian dish. Many people consider roast lamb as the Australian National Dish. The roast lamb is...