Australian Cuisine

24 dishes · Community built

Australian Dishes

#1

Pavlova

The dessert both Australia and New Zealand claim as their own — a large meringue shell with a crispy exterior and soft, ...

#2

ANZAC Biscuits

Australia's most historically significant food — golden oat biscuits made with rolled oats, golden syrup, butter, flour ...

#3

Tim Tam

Australia's most beloved biscuit — two layers of chocolate malted biscuit sandwiching a chocolate cream filling, coated ...

#4

Chicken Parmy

Australia's most beloved pub meal — a chicken schnitzel topped with ham, tomato sugo and melted cheese, served with chip...

#5

Roast Lamb

Australia's unofficial national dish — a whole leg of lamb slow-roasted with rosemary and garlic until the meat falls fr...

#6

Sausage Sizzle

Australia's most democratic meal — a thin beef or pork sausage grilled on a flat iron BBQ, placed in a slice of soft whi...

#7

Barramundi

Australia's most prized fish — a large, silver-scaled freshwater and estuarine fish found across northern Australia and ...

#8

Meat Pie

Australia's most iconic food — a shortcrust pastry case filled with minced or chunked beef in a rich gravy, topped with ...

#9

Lamington

Australia's national cake — squares of sponge cake coated in chocolate icing and rolled in desiccated coconut. Often spl...

#10

Vegemite on Toast

Australia's defining breakfast — thick white or wholemeal toast spread with butter and a thin, carefully judged layer of...

#11

Pumpkin Scones

Soft, slightly sweet scones made with mashed pumpkin, a beloved Australian afternoon tea treat.

#12

Kangaroo Steak

A lean, gamey steak from native kangaroo meat, typically grilled to medium-rare.

#13

Pie Floater

A meat pie served upside down floating in a bowl of thick pea soup.

#14

Fairy Bread

Fairy bread is a simple, colourful Australian party snack made from white bread spread with butter or margarine and topp...

#15

Damper

Damper is a traditional Australian soda bread made from basic ingredients — typically flour, water, and salt — cooked ov...

#16

Rocky Road

A chunky no-bake chocolate slice loaded with marshmallow, nuts, and glacé cherries.

#17

Chiko Roll

A large, deep-fried roll filled with a mixture of vegetables and minced meat, encased in a thick pastry tube.

#18

Sausage Roll

Seasoned pork-and-beef sausage meat wrapped in flaky puff pastry and baked until golden.

#19

Prawn Cocktail

Chilled cooked prawns over crisp lettuce with a tangy Marie Rose sauce — a Christmas-lunch classic in Australia.

#20

Golden Syrup Dumplings

Soft, fluffy dumplings simmered in a buttery golden-syrup sauce — a cosy Australian winter dessert.

#21

Balmain Bugs

Small, sweet flathead lobsters, typically grilled or pan-fried with garlic butter.

#22

Salt and Pepper Calamari

Tender squid strips tossed in a peppery, lightly spiced flour and fried until crisp — an Australian pub and surf-club fa...

#23

Yabbies

Freshwater crayfish, simply boiled and served with lemon and melted butter.

#24

Vanilla Slice

Layers of crisp puff pastry sandwiching thick vanilla custard, topped with icing.

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