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2s | when you think about Australian food |
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4s | what comes to |
6s | mind for many of us Aussies it's a mix |
8s | of flavors a blend of traditions and a |
11s | bit of that laidback no worries attitude |
15s | that seeps into everything we do |
17s | including our cooking it's funny isn't |
19s | it how food can tell you so much about a |
22s | place and its |
24s | people so let's take a leisurely stroll |
27s | through the culinary landscape of |
28s | Australia and Ponder why unlike Italy |
31s | with its pasta or Germany with its |
33s | sausages we don't really have a national |
36s | dish but rather a small sport of tastes |
39s | that somehow Define |
42s | us first off the meat pie ah the humble |
47s | meat pie it's Aussie as tucked into a |
51s | flaky pastry is a hearty filling often |
54s | beef simmering and Rich |
57s | gravy the meat Pie's Origins though |
59s | aren't purely |
61s | Australian it's like we've taken a leaf |
63s | out of the British cookbook and added |
66s | our own spin to |
67s | it the beauty of the meat pie lies in |
70s | its Simplicity and its ability to bring |
72s | people together whether at a footy match |
75s | or a family |
77s | gathering then there's vegim might this |
81s | salty yeast extract might buffle |
84s | Outsiders but it's a staple in Aussie |
86s | pantries viim might's Inception in the |
89s | 1920s was Australia's answer to Marite a |
93s | British |
93s | favorite it's an acquired taste for sure |
97s | but it's ours sparingly spread on toast |
100s | with a slab of |
102s | butter it's the taste of childhood for |
104s | many of us being happy little fites as |
106s | bright as bright can be speaking of |
109s | breakfast you can't forget about smashed |
112s | AO and |
113s | toast it's become synonymous with |
116s | Australian branches AO toast might seem |
119s | like a millennial fad |
120s | but it's really a testament to our love |
123s | for fresh simple |
124s | ingredients and while avocados aren't |
127s | native to Australia we've embraced them |
131s | wholeheartedly maybe it's the climate or |
133s | our proximity to the ocean that makes |
135s | this dish Feel So Right in a aussy cafe |
139s | under the Bright Morning |
141s | Sun our culinary scene isn't just about |
144s | what we've adopted and adapted it's also |
146s | about what we've |
148s | created take the lamington for instance |
151s | this sponge cake coated in chocolate and |
154s | rolled in desiccated coconut is a sweet |
156s | treat that's uniquely Australian its |
159s | Origins are a bit of a mystery shrouded |
162s | in Tales of accidental invention or |
164s | culinary experiments but isn't that just |
167s | like us a bit of a mystery a touch of |
170s | innovation and a whole lot of aigo |
174s | attitude but back to that question why |
176s | don't we have national dishes like other |
179s | countries |
180s | perhaps it's because Australia as a |
182s | Young Nation is a tapestry of cultures |
186s | our food reflects the waves of |
187s | immigration that have shaped our society |
190s | you'll find influences from the British |
192s | and Irish of the early colonial days the |
195s | Mediterranean flavors brought by Greek |
198s | and Italian migrants and more recently |
201s | the aromatic spices of Asian |
204s | Cuisines our approach to food is a bit |
207s | like our approach to life it's relaxed |
209s | inclusive and diverse we don't box |
212s | ourselves into a single |
214s | identity instead we celebrate the |
217s | variety it's in the weekend barbecues |
220s | where you might find traditional |
221s | sausages alongside marinated skewers |
224s | influenced by our Southeast Asian |
226s | neighbors it's in the fish and chips by |
228s | the beach and not to our British |
230s | Heritage but made distinctly Australian |
233s | with the freshest local catch in some |
236s | ways not having a national dish is |
238s | liberating it it means we can |
241s | continuously evolve our Cuisine |
243s | experiment with flavors and embrace new |
246s | influences our food scene is dynamic |
249s | reflective of a Nation that's constantly |
251s | changing growing and learning from a |
254s | multitude of cultures that call |
255s | Australia home this culinary diversity |
259s | is also a reflection of our Landscapes |
262s | from the tropical abundance of |
263s | Queensland The Vineyards of South |
265s | Australia to the rugged coastlines of |
268s | Western Australia each region brings |
270s | something unique to the table it's as if |
273s | the land itself is inviting us to taste |
275s | and explore in a world that's often |
278s | rushing to Define and categorize maybe |
282s | there's something wonderfully rebellious |
284s | in our refusal to be pinned down |
287s | culinarily in the end Australian food is |
291s | about connection to the land to our |
293s | diverse Heritage and to each other and |
296s | really isn't that what the best food is |
298s | all about |