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Food Glorious Food: Australia

The selection of dinner-delights Down Under is stupendous.  This melting pot of nations means New Holland offers visitors unrivalled selections of food from the four corners of the World. Australia can be classed in the same boat as France and Thailand, for dining experiences, with few food disappointments.

A Vibrant Australian Chinese Restaurant

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Recent Culinary Explosion

It was not always the case that Australia offered the gourmand such adventures. The 1950’s Australian diet consisted of, “Steak-And-Three-Veg,” a boring facsimile of British gruel.  The 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne saw the arrival of Italians and Greeks with their vital cuisines. Increased inward migration meant that Australians inherited vital cooks-secrets from across the globe. By the 1980’s this explosion had fanned out to all cities with most towns now hosting one good dining room.

 What to look for in Australian food:

• Check for vigorous local produce on the menu
• Ask the locals where they dine
• Make a beeline to the Italian restaurants

The quality overall is good. Throw yourself into it, as everything is reasonably priced, and delicious.

Duck Terrine Sandwich

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Asia Ho!

Australian food is Asian. Thai restaurants abound. There are also Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodian eateries as well as cheap all-you-can-eat Asian food emporiums. If you are pinching your pennies you will find cheap Asian food everywhere. Along with that, Australia also now also has African and Brazillian influences of late.

Sumptuous Summit Restaurant Sydney Central

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Price

A good feed for two in any Aussie city should cots you $US50, for two, if you bring your own wine. If you choose an expensive restaurant in Sydney you will pay $US500 maximum, for four people, and that includes the wines. So, you can see that dining Down Under is a delicious dream, part of your visit that you will relish for good.

Mouthwatering Mavens of Munchies

Some chefs making their names on the Australian food scene are listed here for your curiosity. Google them for some of their sumptuous recipes.

• Christine Mansfield – modern style
• Neil Perry – contemporary
• Stephanie Alexander – country style with new flair
• Maggie Beer – traditional with modern influences

All of them have publications, they are regarded as experts in presentation, delight and culinary expression in Australia.

Aboriginal Ingredients are In Vogue at the Outback Café

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Recent Trends In Australian Cuisine

With the rise of new cooking ideas there are a few new trends emerging in Australian restaurants. These are:

• Traditional or, “Bush Tucker,” cooking using Aboriginal ingredients
• Modern Chinese making Chinese food more Western in appeal
• Seasonal produce, using ingredients that are plucked during their appropriate season

Well, that’s it! I hope you can make dining part of your Down Under dream, as I can tell you now the food is delicious.

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