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Australian Recipes


For many years, meals in Australia were based on traditional British cuisine introduced to the country by settlers from the United Kingdom. Commonly such meals were based around roasted or grilled meat, or pies, and accompanied by vegetables.

Today, British traditions do persist, especially in the takeaway food sector, but a variety of new dishes have also been introduced. These include dishes inspired by Mediterranean and Asian recipes (in large part due to increased immigration from these countries), "Bush tucker" (foraged food, often based on aboriginal traditional foods), and new recipes based around uniquely Australian plants.

Some uniquely Australian foods include:
  • Vegemite - A salty paste based on yeast extract and served in sandwiches or on toast.

  • Chiko roll - A deep-fried snack inspired by Chinese spring rolls. Chiko rolls contain a spiced mixture of mutton, barley, cabbage, carrots, and celery.

  • Damper - A wheat-based soda bread traditionally made by outback travellers.

  • Pie floater - A meat pie, covered with tomato sauce, and placed (usually upside-down) in thick green pea soup.

  • ANZAC biscuit (New Zealand also claims to the be the origin of this recipe) - Biscuits made from rolled oats, coconut and syrup.

  • Pavlova (New Zealand also claims to the be the origin of this recipe) - A dessert meringue. It has a crispy exterior, but is light and fluffy inside.

  • Lamingtons - Sponge cake, cubed, and topped with chocolate icing and dessicated coconut. Sometimes they are cut into two halves, and a layer of cream or strawberry jam is placed between the halves.

    Lamingtons

  • Violet Crumble - A chocolate bar containing a honeycomb-like center.

  • Jaffas - An orange-flavored candy containing a soft chocolate center.

  • Tim Tam - A malted chocolate biscuit with a cream-like filling.
Here are some recipe books and cookbooks for Australian food:

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Malaysian Favourites: Easy Recipes for Home Cooking (Australian Women's Weekly Home Library Series)

ACP Publishing Pty Ltd
Paperback (64 pages)

Malaysian Favourites: Easy Recipes for Home Cooking (Australian Women s Weekly Home Library Series)
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Thai Favourites: Easy Recipes for Home Cooking ( " Australian Women's Weekly " Mini)

ACP Publishing Pty Ltd
Paperback (64 pages)

Thai Favourites: Easy Recipes for Home Cooking ( " Australian Women s Weekly " Mini)
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Every Day Cooking: Essential Recipes for the Modern Australian Home

By Allan Campion

Hardie Grant Books
Paperback (416 pages)

Every Day Cooking: Essential Recipes for the Modern Australian Home
 

"Recipes From Around The World" - Volume II

By Easy Cooking Success

Don Perreira
Kindle Edition

"Recipes From Around The World" - Volume II
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Bring the exotic tastes of other countries into your home with Recipes From Around The World. You don't have to travel the world to get a taste of international cuisine. With Recipes From Around The World, you can open your mind and treat your taste buds to a world of fine cuisine-without leaving home! Volume 2 of Recipes From Around The World contains over 500 recipes from Australia, Africa, the Middle East, the Philippines and the Caribbean. Your family and friends will love this selection of recipes which includes exotic dishes such as Caribbean Pork With Pineapple Salsa, Lebanese Baba Ghanoush, Fragrant Pork Adobo from the Philippines, Aussie Shrimp On The Barbie With Orange Ginger and South African Curried Beef Gratin.

Traditional Australian Cooking; 400 Classic Recipes

By Shirley Constantine

McPhee Gribble
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Australian women have a proud tradition of good family cooking. The 400 recipes in this book, along with the reminiscences of the older generation, recreate for today's cooks the crafts of the kitchen in the days before quiche, cake mixes and frozen foods were thought of. Some of the recipes include those for steamed jam pudding, ginger beer, cream sponges, quince and tomato jam, mutton broth, and Victoria sandwich.

Cooking with Fish. #10. Australian Recipe Series

By Betty DUNLEAVY

Australian Universities Press
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Australian Fish Cooking : 200 Great Australian Fish Recipes

By Grant Blackman

Hill of Content
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Cooking with Chicken. #2. Australian Recipe Series

By Betty DUNLEAVY

Australian Universities Press
Paperback
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The Weekly Times Classic Recipes - 100 Years of Australian Country Cooking

By Julie (Editor) Beams

McCulloch
Paperback
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Australian Bush Cooking: Easy and Tempting Recipes for the Outdoors

By Cathy Savage

Boiling Billy Publications
Paperback (136 pages)
 

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