Category: Australian cuisine

Category: Australian cuisine

Australian cuisine refers to the cuisine of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding indigenous and colonial societies.

Australian cuisine of the first decade of the 21st century shows the influence of globalisation.

Other than the indigenous climate and produce, Australian cuisine has been derived from the tastes of immigrant settlers to Australia and the produce they have introduced to the continent.

Subsequent waves of multicultural immigration, with a majority drawn from Asia and the Mediterranean region, and the strong, sophisticated food cultures these ethnic communities have brought with them influenced the development of Australian cuisine.

Besides the culinary heritage of the Anglo-Celtic majority, the cuisines of China, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are not only popular, but have also left the greatest impact on Modern Australian cuisine.

Australia's 11 million square kilometre fishing zone is the third largest in the world and allows for bountiful access to seafood which significantly influences Australian cuisine.

Sydney in particular is noted for its harbourside seafood restaurants, including the Doyles chain in Sydney, notably Doyles on the Beach at Watson's Bay ; and Tetsuya's Restaurant owned by chef Tetsuya Wakuda which bases its menu on Australian, Japanese and classic French cuisine, and makes use of Australian ingredients including Tasmanian Ocean Trout.

Fruit is widely used in Australian cuisine however is consumed mostly in its fresh, rather than cooked form with the successful " 2 fruit and 5 veg " campaign for healthy portions per day.

Category: Australian cuisine

Category: Australian cuisine

A pavlova ( food ) | pavlova is a meringue-based dessert and an icon of Australian and New Zealand cuisine.

Contemporary Australian cuisine combines British and indigenous origins with Mediterranean and Asian influences.

Australia's 11 million square kilometre fishing zone is the third largest in the world and allows for easy access to seafood which significantly influences Australian cuisine.

Category: Australian cuisine

Since then until October 2008, about 140000 people visited this Australian Indian Cultural Extravaganza filled with culture, fun and cuisine.

Category: Australian cuisine

Category: Australian cuisine

Category: Australian cuisine

They have been used as a food source by indigenous Australians as well as early settlers and are used in modern Australian cuisine, including marmalade and sauces.

The unique features of the platypus make it an important subject in the study of evolutionary biology and a recognisable and iconic symbol of Australia ; it has appeared as a mascot at national events and is featured on the reverse of the Australian 20 cent coin.

The ability of upper houses to block supply also features in the parliaments of most Australian states.

* " It Could Be You " ( 1964 ), a short story by Australian Frank Roberts, features a day-in-day-out televised blood sport.

Hosted by former Australian Idol 2003 contestant Rob Mills, 2012's YTT features a regular Young Talent Team ( of 10 members ), performing a couple of group numbers each week, with one team member featuring in a solo spot each episode, to showcase their individual talents.

* Australian musical The Hatpin features a mother's experience with a baby farmers and was inspired by the true story of Amber Murray and the Makin family.

Since then, living largely apart from people and other dogs, together with the demands of Australian ecology, has caused them to develop features and instincts that distinguish them from all other canines.

The Tasman Sea features a number of mid-sea island groups, quite apart from coastal islands located near the Australian and New Zealand mainlands:

For instance, it has been noted, especially by the Australian linguist Donald Laycock, that the texts in the Loagaeth material show phonetic features that do not generally appear in natural languages.

The Australian A-League, which also features a team in New Zealand, has determined its champions via a playoff system, officially known as the " Finals Series " ( reflecting standard Australian English usage ), since its inception in the 2005 – 06 season.

It appears on the coat of arms, various coins, features prominently in Indigenous Australian mythology, and hundreds of places are named after the bird.

The park covers 1326 square kilometres and includes the features it is named after-Uluru / Ayers Rock and, 40 kilometres to its west, Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga and is serviced by flights from most Australian capital cities.

The Australian film Lake Mungo features a portent of death to come.

Australian humour features prominently in Australian film, with a strong tradition of self-mockery, from the Ozploitation style of the Barry McKenzie expat-in-Europe movies of the 1970s, to the quirky outback characters of the Crocodile Dundee films and the Working Dog Productions ' 1997 homage to suburbia The Castle.

The elite club competition is the National Rugby League ( NRL ), which features ten teams from New South Wales, three teams from Queensland, and one team each from Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand.

In 1978 he was honoured on a postage stamp issued by Australia Post and features in the Australian citizenship test.

It features thousands of Australian and international country music artists performing live shows 24 hours a day.

During the 20th century, use of the portcullis as a symbol of Parliament spread beyond Britain and to the other Commonwealth realms ; for instance, the coat of arms of Canberra features a portcullis in its crest, consciously preserving a connection between the British Parliament at Westminster and the Australian Parliament to which Canberra is home.

* A 38c Australian stamp was issued around 1990 and features a pair of kookaburras.

His landscapes normally highlighted both the rugged geological features of the land in the background, and the distinctive Australian flora in the foreground with very old, stately and majestic white gum trees surrounded by twisted scrub.

The fountain features in the notable Australian B-grade horror film Howling III: The Marsupials ( 1987 )

In Australia, specific actions taken to protect against the variety of animals that can damage vehicles – such as bullbars ( usually known in Australia as ' roo bars ', in reference to kangaroos ) – indicate the Australian experience has some unique features with road kill.