Traditional Aussie Tucker Food in Australia

I grew up in Australia with no McDonald's or KFC or pizza places. In the bush where we all had a craving for these old traditional meals, called dinner but our family said Tea Time, deserts we referred to as super and sweets which we called Lollies.
Below are the foods I grew up in Victoria and I realise different states have different food to some degree though below are more nationally recognized traditional meals, deserts and sweets.
Now if my words don't make sense look at our page on old Australian slang or as we say Lingo. I think I cover most slang words there.


The iconic Australian traditional fish and chips - probably after the Aussie meat pie the most sort after food a tourist wants to try. Which state has the best fish and fishes (forget the award winning one you see on TV and fancy Cafes) the humble corner Fish an Chip shop is for me. When you enter the heat from the vats, the smell of vinegar and seeing a fridge full of only coca cola and Paul's Ice Coffee and it used to be wrapped in a newspaper (True). It was good back in the old days you got to catch up on 2 week old news while eating. No Fish and Chips is complete with vinegar. The best state of course Victoria we had Flake (Shark don't knock till you try it)


Real true Aussie Anzac Biscuits - now if you know how to bake em right they stay soft for days.


Real true Aussie cake the Neenish Tarts - sweet as but you can't stop at one


Real true Aussie hamburger - I had a cafe and was making 100's so I know a real burger when I see one


The iconic Australian hamburger - Sloppy burgers really do taste better


Aussie sanga sandwich - Bread, butter, burnt sausage that's fallen on the ground a few times cause you have to much Heinz Tomato Sauce and a napkin (anyone remember the old White Crow sauce seriously a good sauce haven't seen it around for 40 years now)


A Aussie sanga sandwich - Bread, butter, burnt saugage that's fallen on the ground a few times cause you have to much HeinzeTomato Sauce and a napkin (anyone remember the old White Crow sauce seriously a good sauce haven't seen it around for 40 years now)


The iconic Australian traditional salad sandwich - usually made on a Saturday for lunch because mum didn't want to cook. If it hasn't beetroot it's not an Aussie salad sandwich and YES Golden Circle is the sweetest beetroot I can find.


Real Aussie sausage roll - now it's not a hotdog with pastry in it like #StarBucks overseas (I see in Asia when there) sells it's real beef mix.
1.Preheat oven to 220�C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2.Combine mince, onion, carrot, egg, parsley, dried herbs and pepper in a large bowl. Mix until well combined. ...
3.Shape one-quarter of the mince mixture into a sausage and place along 1 long edge of pastry. ...
4.Brush sausage roll tops with milk.


Real true Aussie hundred's and thousand sandwiches. Don't knock it until you try it then you will become a big kid again. We had this like at least twice a week and thought there was no better food as a kid.


Real true Aussie different names by different mums coco rice crackers, chocolate bubble crackers whatever just imagine coco pops in a cake 10 out of 10 if you 8 years old


Real true Aussie Dim Sims - Humble iconic Aussie food and never compete without huge amounts of heart stopping of soya sauce over them . Your right Deano unforgettable food.


The iconic Australian Lamington - Now lets understand one thing the traditional recipes on Aussie food often had Carnation Condensed Milk in the recipe but mum said that formula seems to have changed and so to the taste. Now lamingtons are like rabbits they pop up everywhere school fates, family lunches but they MUST have raspberry or strawberry as a middle layer that's a MUST.
The first lamington was made in 1900 at Old Government House for Lord and Lady Lamington.


Real Aussie Rack of Lamb - this picture replace my 1000 words. Lamb used to be our second choice meat and so cheap in the 60's and 70's but now it's luxury due to the price increase. Oh real mint sauce has to accompany this if not ask for it.


Aussie Vanilla Slices - so sweet and always seems to fall apart but delicious and one is enough I found very filling


Aussie vegemite - isn't that a trick we play on the tourists? - I can't remember seeing any aussie eating it last 30 years I have seen. But a a kid mum gave us on toast at breakfast and in the school lunch box as it last thru anything.


The Australian iconic Tim Tam - simply sweet and filling and perfect with a cuppa tea.

The iconic Australian traditional desert the Pavlova


�Authentic Aussie Chicko Roll (like a Asian Springs Roll but only better)


Aussie prawns on the barbie - Now if you're a Tasmanian or Victorian we really never had that on our barbies growing up especially in the bush. But if you're from Brisbane or Cairns well it's been a tradition for a long time. Now prawns are much more easily accessible it's common for most Barbies to spot a stake of prawns


Real Aussie TBone Steak - Vegan pls don't look - but I saved the best till last whether grain feed or pasture feed Aussie meat is incredible. I have tasted Argentinean, Georgian, German, American beef and I always go back to that distinct Aussie flavour and taste.

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