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Hello Straya: A Must Try Food While You Are At Australia

August 26, 2017

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Here it is, my post about Australian food. To makes it clear, not all the food that you've tried in Australia is a genuine food from Australia. But, you can find these kind of food at Australia. Don't worry, I also give you the genuine food from Australia. So if one day you are planning to have holiday at this land down under, maybe you can find these food around.

Australian Lolly 

Lolly is how they call candy here. Why it is different. First, the shape. Australian lolly's shape is magic. Like this chewy candy called chico. Shapes like human, and taste like chocolate bar, but chewy. For me the taste is strange.
chico
Then they have banana lolly. Shape and color like banana, but sweet like bubble gum, and soft and melt inside your mouth. This one is my favorite. Beside that, you can also find the killer phytons. A looong lolly and colorfull. Milk bottle, racing car, red frog, snakes, etc.
candy banana
You can find them sell in one shape per pack, or try to find the party mix pack. Which you can find them all in one pack.
party mix
killer phyton
Another lolly that you can find here. But this one is not really come from here, called LIQUORICE. Maybe some of you already know it.
red liquorice
black liquorice

TimTam

source: http://aws143-uat-web2.aws-143.aws.melbourneit.com.au/products/tim-tam/

Do you know this delicious chocolate biscuit? This Tim Tam is come from Australia. What makes it different than other Tim Tam that we found in our shops? Their range of flavors. Beside dark chocolate, white chocolate, double coat, and chewy caramel, in Australia you also can find Messina salted caramel and vanilla, Mesinna black forst, Messina Choc mint, and Messina choconut and lychee. How to get it? Easy, just come at coles or woolworths.

Vegemite

This famous jam is already part of Australian identity. My boyfriend said every man who was born and grew up at Australia must be like Vegemite. If you not try this before, I suggest you not to put lots of  this jam at your toast.

Because the bitterness of the taste, and also salty. So for the beginner, just pust a small amount at your toast.

Made from yeast extract for making wine, this vegemite is really healthy. It rich of vitamins B. Even it's salty, but it just consist of 3.45% sodium and no sugar, fat, or any animal content. It also have halal certificate. You can find all around Australia, and with many sizes.

Aussie Pie

What makes this pie is different is the size of the pie that smaller than any fruit pie we have seen at television. And inside they feel it with meat,yes, meat. Beef, chicken,pork, kangaroo, you choose. Because the size is smaller, it' easy to bring it everywhere.
Aussie Pie normal size

It also sells everywhere. From supermarket until bakery shop. This meat pie have been the must have pien in every bakery at Australia. They also have the mini size of this pie, it call party pie,fit to be serve at party.
Aussie Pie mini size
This pie good for quick lunch, and cook with tomato or barbecue sauce. The safest way to eat it by open the upper crust, because when it's hot, the meat inside is boiling. So open the top crust help it getting colder.

Just like any popular food in Australia, you can find this Aussie pie at supermarket around. Just look at the frozen food isle.

Aussie Burger

What is the differences between our normal burger with Aussie burger? The filling. If burger that we knew always fill with meat, cheese, and sometimes vegetables, Aussie burger's filling is more unique. beside meat, cheese, and vegetables, they also put beetroots and sunnyside egg, plus sometimes they also add pinapple. The meat is also 100% the best Aussie meat. If you come to Aussie, don't forget to try this burger.
Grill'd version of Aussie Burger

You can find this burger everywhere. Maccas, Hungry Jack, or another restaurant. Try the burger at Grill'd, their burgers are awesome. The nearest Grill'd of course at Colin St. Melbourne.

Lamington

The base of this cake is sponge cake. The differences is at the middle of the cake, they put vanilla cream, and dipped it into chocolate, and sprinkled it with coconut shreds. Soft, sweet, and really makes you want more. This is one of my favorite food here. This food can find in every parties or occations. and also you can find it at the nearest supermarkets.

Since it made from sponge cake, it is so soft, so it is not a best food to be a gift for your friend or family. It easy to destroyer. But if you want to try it, don't forget to see the expired date.

Fairy Bread

You can easily made this fairy bread. Take the toast, put a butter and sprinkle it with colorful sprinkle. The more you add sprinkle, the better. Then cut it to be triangle shape. They said, this fairy bread is Aussie's children favorite. Could be because of the sprinkle.

Fairy Bread Ice Cream
Don't have a time to make it? Just buy it, all supermarkets in Aussie have their own product of this fairy bread. And don't forget, they also have fairy bread ice cream.

Anzac Biscuits

This sweet biscuit is made from wheat and coconut. It was the biscuit that sent to Australian army at war by their wifes at World War I. The name, Anzac is taken from Australian and News Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC).

Today, they produced this biscuit in a huge amount, like other commercial biscuits, and can be found at any supermarkets in Australia too. And this biscuit become one of the thing for charity, the fund that has been gathered from buying this biscuit goes too RSA (Royal New Zealand Returned Service's Association) and RSL (Returned and Service League of Australia)

Boston Bun

No connection with Boston city, America, this one also popular in Australia. I really love this cake. With raisins mix at the batter, and the icing with coconut shreds, I can finish this bun by my self only in one day. 


I usually find this cake at Coles supermarket and only AUD4-8. You put this cake as a snack, or your friend to watch movie at home. Too bad, this cake is not long lasting. The longest time is two days, and the cake will be hard, and the icing melt.

Chiko Roll

Like chinese roll, the inspiration of Chiko roll indeed a chicken Chinese roll. This was a popular food in Australia. It is bigger, thicker and fuller than the chicken Chinese roll. 
source: http://www.smithjournal.com.au/blogs/history/2714-grease-bomb-the-true-history-of-the-chiko-roll

For me eat one of this already makes me full, and can't finished it more than two. The full thing inside it really really makes you have no regret eating it. Even the name chiko taken from chicken, and inspired by chicken, but the meat is not chicken but lamb. 

Pavlova

Soft and crispy based meringue, with fresh fruit topping, pavlova is the idol of dessert in Australia. Taken from one of the famous Russian ballerina that visited New Zealand. The baker created this.
Source: http://www.recipetineats.com/pavlova-recipe/

Really sweet and soft, this dessert is really good with the fruit topping and of course add a white wine. Perfect!!

They said it is easy to make this dessert, but, once again, if you have no time, just buy it at the nearest supermarket.

Kangaroo Meat

Lot of my friends asked me, can you eat kangaroo meat? The answer, yes, it can. Australian supermarkets also sells this meat. Just calm, even you can see the kangaroo at the zoo, it doesn't mean its population is endangered. The wild kangaroo population in Australia is the biggest population. Some even said it population even bigger than human in Australia.
kangaroo steak

What is the meat taste? Knowing they have lots of muscles, I thought it will be hard to bite the meat. Apparently, it is like eating chicken meat, even the fiber is look a like chicken. The taste is as same as if you eat chicken liver. How to cook? Just grill it, or friend it, or do anything you usually do with your meat.

Twiggy


Twiggy is one of my favorite sausages in Australia. They also sells hot twiggy. And you don't have to cook it, just eat it and it is delicious. Made it a snack for your self or at party.

Neenish Tart

Source: http://www.foodtolove.com.au/recipes/neenish-tarts-11455

The Australian supermarket always have the Australian snack, one of them also this Neenish tart. Shape like mini pie, fill with cream icing sugar and strawberry jam, and at the top cover it with dried icing sugar. Usually it combine with two different color. Chocolate and white or pink.

Fredo Frog Chocolate 

This chocolate is produce by Cadburry, shaped like frog. at inside you can feel the berry jam. Delicious? Sure. This chocolate actually made for kid, you can have three pieces for AUD 1. you can considered it as a gift too.


Even this chocolate is actually Australian made, but you can find this chocolate in England too, because the cadburry is a company from England.

Chicken Parmigiana

Chiken Parmigiana or my boyfriend like to say "chicken parma" actually not real Australian food, but in Australia, this food is always at the restaurant menu. Fried chicken fillet, and topped with tomato sauce, chips, and salad become one. This kind of chicken parma is a kind that you can always find here.
Normal size Chicken Parma

If you want to try to make it, it is easy, but maybe took a little more time at cooking the chicken. Of just go to restaurant, or if you in the budget, you can find the microwave's chicken parma at the frozen isle in the supermarket. Put it at the microwave for 5 minutes, and it served.
Microwave size Chicken Parma

Golden Gaytime

Strange food name, is at Australia. One of them is Golden Gaytime. This ice cream is one of the bestest ice cream from street, or walls (what it call in your country? tell me at the comment). The combination of toffee and vanilla at the middle, then dipped at the chocolate and sprinkled with biscuit crumb, perfect!!

Beside stick, they also have the cone shape. But for me, the stick one is still the best. Because what makes this ice cream delicious is the joy of tasting the mix of vanilla, toffee, chocolate, and bread crumbs in one bite. While the cone,after bite the chocolate and crumb at the top, then you just can feel the vanilla.
Golden Gaytime cone shape
If you go to KFC Australia, don't forget to order Golden Gaytime Krusher. This is one of the most delicious drink at KFC. LOL
Golden GaytimeKrusher by KFC
Source:https://www.kfc.com.au/menu/drinks/golden-gaytime-krusher

MILO

Beside Tim Tam, Milo once an Australian product. But now you can find it everywhere. It's not a mistake if you want to try Australian Milo :)

Ginger Beer by Bundaberg


Even it said ginger beer, there is no alcohol at all in this drink. It is 100% alcohol free. This coda drink made from fermented yeast and ginger. Refreshing. Different with any other ginger drink that served hot, this drink is better served cold. Best ginger beer product in Australia? Of course Bundaberg product.

at frozen food isle, you can find lots of variants of food
There you go, the food (and drink) that I found at Australia. Some maybe not a real Australian food, some Australian food already well known in other countries. But while you are in Australia and not taste these foods, why not. What foods in this list that you have tried? Tell me :)

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