Sunny bakes, barbecue favourites and everyday Australian dishes.
AustraliaCuisine of New Zealand ANZAC biscuits have long had an association with the Australia/New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops sent to Gallipoli during WWI. The biscuit appears to be a variant of the Scottish oat cake, said to be from the Scottish-influenced city of Dunedin. The recipe was created to ensure the biscuits would
AustraliaCuisine of Australia Damper is Australian bushman's bread, made while camping or "waltzing matilda" (carrying a swag around looking for work). It is meant to be made outside by a campfire.
AustraliaAustralian Cuisine Drover's damper is Australian bread, made by stockmen while taking care of or rounding up stock. It is meant to be made outside by a campfire. This is the "flash" version, made when butter and milk are available.
AustraliaNew Zealander Cuisine Lamington is a dessert of sponge cake (or more traditionally, butter cake), cut into squares, coated in a layer of chocolate or strawberry icing, and topped with coconut.
AustraliaNew Zealand Pavlova is a light and fluffy meringue dessert named after the ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. Both Wellington, New Zealand and Perth, Australia claims to be the home of the dish. The earliest record of the recipe is a cookbook published in New Zealand in 1933, two years before claims made in Perth. Pavlova is traditionally de
AustraliaMeat Recipes Rissoles (ris·sole) is an extremely popular traditional Australian dish, similar to the American meatloaf.
AustraliaNew Zealander Cuisine The sausage sizzle is an economical community or family event, common in Australia and New Zealand. Sometimes other food items are included, such as sliced onions cooked along with the sausages and used as a condiment, and some sort of salad might be available. This may be a fundraising event where the prepared fo
AustraliaSandwiches The Vegemite sandwich is a simple dish, known to frequent the lunchboxes of school children and the plates of casual breakfasters alike. The lunchbox variety often involves two slices of bread, whereas the breakfast variety usually only involves one, and is often toasted. Margarine may be used as a re