What Food is like in Australia, explained by Americans

[@ThatSingingMac]

The only caramelised vegetables i like are the onions on my sausage sandwich from Bunnings.

[@yedvil]

ThatSingingMac not sure what she meant with that, maybe roast veggies and fried onion?

[@stfuandtakelzz1886]

I bet the person that slipped over in a Bunnings car park don't like them lol

[@imagoat2611]

That's actually me to

[@martinmckowen1588]

ThatSingingMac she is referring to roast vegetables

[@gothamgoon4237]

Phillipino egg is definitely not an Australian cuisine. It is a Phillipino one. No Australian is going to eat a chick from the egg.

[@stuarthancock571]

We use sugar, not High-Fructose Corn Syrup, and Americans need to improve their coffee A LOT!

[@boofalooaloo6875]

how too impress a missionary ... feed them pavlova ...

[@joesky011]

Wow...an American who likes Vegemite! Very rare.

[@paulpowell7424]

I'm just gonna say it Mormons must be the sweetest people , They must face rejection at almost every door but still they seem to like us(Aussies). Amazing

[@jeremyharris7811]

I feel bad that Americans dont even have chocolate as good as Cadburys, which is the most common chocolate here. Fun fact; they tried to change the receipt and there was such a public backlash they changed it back.

[@3506Dodge]

Any chocolate you'd want is available in the U.S. What are you talking about?

[@nate2611]

The receipt?

[@Page-Hendryx]

We have Cadbury chocolate in the USA. They always have bars at my market, as well as those eggs during holidays.

[@pinayladyoz8044]

They have Hershey which is taste like chalk.

[@thatb1h855]

i know lol it’s honestly quite sad that they’re amazed by a super common chocolate we have which is basically better than anything they can get in america

[@Mav_F]

Pumpkin and Butternut Squash are two different types of Pumpkin. Not the same thing as the USA. One is sweeter tastying than the other one. There are many types of Pumpkin and all have different flavours, tecture but all orange in colour. One thing people forget to do with Ginger Beer is turn the bottle or can upside down and let the settlments on the bottom work its way back up to the top. Or you get a bottom full of the settlement in one hit and its awful.

[@keithkitson8610]

Or if you don't want such a 'strong' flavour, decant it and leave the sediment ('settlements') behind - as you would with red wine.

[@kimjones217]

I moved to Australia in the 70's with my family and the sea food is awesome, the fresh exotic fruits are exceptional and the fish and chips on the beach is a must do. Sargent's meat pies, sausage rolls, pavlova, bubble & squeak. Great ice cream, loved having a leg of lamb for Sunday tea. Never had lamb that good in the States. You ask them for a leg of lamb here and there is no bone in. And lamb loin chops at the BBQ are sublime. Prawns to die for. Fresh milk delivered to your door in a recycled bottle with cream on the top. Fresh bread that is still warm delivered to your doorstep....OMG. I know it has changed and I would love to go back and stay for a year maybe permanently. Those were great times. And you have the best beaches and transportation. An amazing country. My mom was born there and married a yank. So I am half Aussie.

[@luky757]

Im glad you had a good time in oz your welcome anytime your nice well mannered people cheers.

[@hellopolly2691]

These young missionarys are sweet kids. Good ambassadors for the USA.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Sad to think that there are places that don't have Pavlova, it truly is the food of the gods. Could it also be possible that they don't have Chocolate Ripple Cake?

[@cowoljarwoff]

Any video talking about Aussie foods always brings up pavlova.. is pavlova even that popular??? I haven't had it since I was like 10.

[@blacksorrento4719]

Okay so I gather we Australians made a hit with Tim Tams, pavlova, and Cadbury chocolate.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 But seriously our food here is so good, because we are multicultural, we are so fortunate. Go 🇦🇺 Can’t please everyone, but on the whole I don’t think there is anywhere in the world with such a diverse range of cuisine.

[@sloth_e]

The thing I miss the most from Australia when I'm in the US is a proper take away hamburger. From a fish n chip shop. Theres a million awesome burgers in the US thered no doubt. But my childhood comfort food is Aussie take away "hamburger with the lot and barbie sauce" and potato "scallops". I can relate to these guys only in reverse haha.

[@jaynehorn151]

Australian food does not have all the chemicals of USA food

[@henrywebster7531]

I love how most of them liked our Pavlova. It is the best.

[@glitterarmy89]

The guy who mentioned chicken salt...all the way bro... ledgend

[@Porchy79]

Codral is a cough medicine, I think what you were talking about is cordial

[@badwerds]

Thats just how they pronounce cordial

[@jeremyharris7811]

I thought is was being polite ;)

[@keithkitson8610]

Cordial is common throughout rural USA where people still know how to make things. Can't believe it's not commercially available. Possibly banned by their church though.

[@lidiaugrevska8920]

They don't understand cordial. It's punch over there. Premixed coz their metric system is prehistoric.... I mean imperial, yeah prehistoric

[@adrianjackson2696]

Pavlova is named after the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova who was in Australia in the early 20th century.

[@rosepedler3061]

Pavlova = meringue = sugar beaten with egg whites = The Best Dessert in the World

[@Amy076Lou]

As an Australian viewer I love watching Americans complimenting our foods etc makes me proud! 🇦🇺

[@thatb1h855]

i love how its just australians in the comments

[@oldenshort1346]

That lovely young lady from Utah is so refreshing and honest especially about the Vegemite, they all remembered the Pav.

[@samanthapeters8314]

Mix brandy with custard. Then pour on fruit cake.

[@peterbreis5407]

Cadbury's is a cheap not very good chocolate in Australia. The problem with almost all American food is bad processing, substitutions and way too much sugar, salt and fat (badly cooked) with something like cinnamon, cilantro or other strong flavor added to hide how bad it all is. I was curious about Macdonalds in the States, why it is so bad. Turns out it is 50% fat which is half saturated fat and some transfat. Australia has half the fat and no transfat, also a LOT less salt and sugar.

[@TheVeljam]

Cadbury's may be the generic brand in Oz, but that doesn't mean it's not very good. Seems like almost all tourists are surprised how good our 'standard' chocolate is. And you don't have to be a tourist to judge the quality for yourself. No cultural cringe here - Cadbury is damn good chocolate. It can stand up all by itself without need for excuse or qualification.

[@Sq12Sq22u22]

Cadbury is a GOOD chocolate......why do u say its not?

[@misssummersalt]

Rack off, Cadbury's is grouse!

[@mattwright2447]

The young lady that can eat vegemite by the spoonful. That practically makes you one of us!

[@samanthapeters8314]

Kangaroo is a lean meat. It doesn't have fat. So it's good to eat if you are on a diet.

[@brontewcat]

It is interesting that some of the speakers couldn’t describe pavlova as a meringue based dessert. I assumed meringue was common everywhere in the English speaking world, but clearly not. I was also interested that the speakers spoke about eating lamb, rather than beef. Lamb is really, really expensive these days (it wasn’t when Iwas growing up) so people who can afford red meat usually eat beef not lamb. My guess is if you went to someone’s house and were given lamb,you were being given s very special meal. One thing to note soda in Australia is just plain sparkling water, flavoured sugared water is called soft drink.

[@1kallay]

Lamb BBQ chops were almost free way back when, far from it now though that's for sure

[@jacktattis143]

Pavlova has always been Australian

[@gothamgoon4237]

Jellyfish tenticles? Never heard that one. Jellyfish tenticles are highly poisonous. Maybe it's something islanders do. Definitely not something I've ever heard Australians do.

[@trevorcook4439]

Sorry, answering to a rather old comment but I wonder if they’re referring to octopus or squid /calamari? Just said the wrong thing?

[@barrygattenhof9903]

Gotta love anyone who loves Vegemite. Must be a closet Aussie at heart. Try Vegemite cheese and lettuce.

[@buwawa4453]

not sure about by the spoonful though

[@johnphaceas7434]

spot on Barry, that was my favourite lunchtime sanger when I was a kid.

[@gusy629]

I like vegemite smear on top of hash brown.

[@John-gm8ty]

Vegemite and crunchy peanut butter, or Vegemite and jam or Vegemite, jam AND peanut butter... I'm a twisted man haha

[@jacktattis143]

No white onion and Vegemite

[@dragonmcea]

I have to say as an Aussie - I truely like all Americans .... I find them so easy to get along with.... which ever part of America they come from...

[@johnnybee2517]

I'm 62 and when I was younger I remember Kangaroo meat being dog food. I have never eaten it and I never will. I don't recall anyone eating it when I was a child. Maybe some did but I never heard about it. It's disgusting to me.

[@jimgilligan1167]

The word you are looking for is Caramelised not Carmalised. Caramel is where Caramelised word comes from.

[@sarahemf]

Cordial it’s funny how Americans say it, I had no idea it’s something you don’t have

[@cassandramcfadyen1988]

Pavlova is Meringue with cream and fruit on top :)

[@lorrainechircop4411]

Our pavlova is the bomb, It's Australian all the way. I'm glad you ladies enjoyed yourselves... ❤🇦🇺

[@chriswatson1698]

We feed kangaroo to our pets. They are shot, out in the paddocks, so not under hygenic conditions. The shooter has to have refrigerated truck to store the shot kangaroos for the meat to be sold in shops. My cats really like kangaroo.

[@thetrashmaster1352]

Surely you eat the tail? Or at least give some of the good cuts to others?

[@Puppydoug]

some would say better to shoot the cat!

[@keithkitson8610]

My cat loved kangaroo. The chemicals and preservatives in it eventually killed her

[@rosssmith6205]

Our first 2 cats died of cancer. After the 2nd one was put down, vet asked if we fed them kangaroo. I did, shot them myself. Told me never to do it again if we got another cat. It has too much protein and their organs can't handle it in bulk. 3rd cat lived to over 18 years of age. 7 & 9 for the others. Kangaroo in processed cat food bought in supermarkets is okay usually as they have added vitamins to counter the excess.

[@TheWudflart]

Cake is just an excuse for eating cream, the more the better. As long as it is real cream and not that gunk in a can.

[@loudstrat5410]

Pies! Meat with heaps of tomato sauce!

[@alancampbell8760]

Football, meat pies, kangaroos and holden cars

[@trevordonohoe3712]

a.f.l meat pies, fresh fish, hot chicks and fords

[@waza987]

Why would you buy fish and chips from a Cheesecake Factory?

[@roustus66]

Not in Australia!

[@aussiebornandbred]

I thought the same thing 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@jacktattis143]

the Fish and Chips YES the ones here in Qld you can get your Fish crumbed or Battered

[@maxineward1419]

pumpkin soup is great, but we have 3 main types, the butternut you mentioned, the japanese pumpkin and the queensland blue. they each taste so different you can make soups of each and they're so different.

[@leereadman9940]

melbourne is very different from sydney

[@HeathWP]

True, people in Sydney don't have a chip on their shoulder for one.

[@Daniel-dg3np]

yeah, nahh.

[@ngdukic]

True. Melbourne is like the New York of Australia and Sydney is like Los Angeles.

[@keithkitson8610]

@@HeathWP spoken like a true paranoid Sydney-sider who thinks any comparison between Sydney and Melbourne is saying something bad about Sydney. Lea just said Melbourne and Sydney are DIFFERENT

[@Sq12Sq22u22]

Very different.

[@chriswatson1698]

Ginger beer isn't just Australian, surely? When I was growing up, ginger beer was the only soft drink we had and it was made by my mother.

[@PaulA-bv1rt]

Made from a ginger beer bug.The best.

[@doubledee9675]

With the occasional bottle blowing its cap? Once every year or so.

[@thetrashmaster1352]

It's Indian but the UK (that means Australia as well) adopted it just like curry.

[@olivegrove2615]

Chris Watson no but we do put Ginger in our Ginger Beer in the States they would use additives or artificial flavours instead.

[@solatiumz]

At lot of the stuff they have is British, like cadbury, fish and chips, and vegemite is based on marmite.

[@barrygattenhof9903]

Phillipino eggs? Never have nor will eat anything germinating like you described. It is a Philipino custom not an Aussie thing

[@trevordonohoe3712]

they eat developed dead felicitous out of the shell off chickens and ducks...eeeww

[@keithkitson8610]

Actually originated in China and known throughout SE Asia. So, 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation Filipino-Australians who eat these eggs are not 'Aussie'?! Is chicken parmigiana an 'Aussie thing'? Is trifle (originally from UK) at Christmas an 'Aussie thing'? Is fish and chips (also from UK) an 'Aussie thing'? Is lamb gyro/kebab (Greece / Middle East) an 'Aussie thing'? I'm old enough to remember 'Aussies' swearing that they would NEVER eat pizza, mousaka, etc - that 'wog muck'. If several million people happily eat something it can't be too bad (sauerkraut anyone?) Btw - given that everyone who is not Aborigine originated in some other country / culture, what is 'Aussie'? White Anglo-Saxon (ie pom)? Is Gattenhof an 'Aussie' name?

[@Pixel8Head]

The sheila at the start is a freakin legend and is now an honorary Aussie.

[@glenemma1]

I'm Australian and I have never eaten kangaroo. I think most Australians haven't.

[@roryread9985]

I too am an Australian and I often have it. You should try it.

[@Manuka_888]

Pumpkin in Australia is not just butternut squash. There are several varieties that are eaten - Kent, Jarrahdale, Queensland Blue, Butternut, Kabocha, Dumpling. They're all great.

[@michaelclark2840]

Might start selling pavs to the U.S.

[@cr5813]

The second girl kind of looks like Paris Hilton without makeup.

[@jaredwellman8899]

my mum would make her own gingerbeer it's actually made by fermentation

[@peterolsen9131]

vegemite once u get used to it, " i can eat it by the spoonful" , you girl are now an honoury australian, even some of us cant do that and we have had it since it was smeared on our dummies when we were infants to keep us quiet

[@68404]

The first girl has beautiful teeth!

[@sunburntbulb4384]

Pavlova is not British never was never will be. We aren’t giving the Poms any credit for our beautiful desert

[@barrygattenhof9903]

Bundaberg rum is a world award winning rum that America has not heard of obviously.

[@jacktattis143]

Try Queensland Blue pumpkin

[@rda51]

I'm an Aussie. The second girl was exactly correct with everything she said with a great understanding (except we're not making fun of Americans when we say "put another shrimp on the barbie". We're making fun of our advertising campaign.) Cadbury chocolate is the best and it's inexpensive. If only I could buy a large block and only eat part of it. 😛

[@jacktattis143]

Try our Meat pies with Tomato sauce

[@mattcullen6109]

Bundaberg ginger beer is one of my favourite drinks. It has ginger pulp still in it

[@marypevitt174]

I'm an Australian, live in Australia and I love Vegemite, but not by the spoonful & thick yuck !!!!

[@FredPilcher]

:D This made me chuckle. Glad that you enjoyed the food - even Vegemite!

[@emilyosullivan3701]

THE WAY HE SAID CORDIAL I- 😭😭😭😭😭

[@james2155]

It’s not pronounced ‘corjal’ it’s pronounced ‘cord-ee-all’ and spelt cordial

[@dzeko1167]

My favourite Aussie foods: 1.Lamb kebab with garlic sauce 2. Chicken biryani 3. Lamb Souvlaki 4. Woodfire oven pizza 5.HSP with garlic sauce 6. Chicken parmigiana. 7. Nasi goreng Good Aussie tucker! 🇦🇺🍕🌯

[@Bettina8987]

Australian and New Zealand have the best restaurants and cooks

[@TheReevessss]

Pavlova is only traditional & authentic when taken as a slice from a large pavlova. It's not a traditional method if made individual small size which makes meringue crispy & wrong. He's trying to describe Trifle, the custard desert. Lol

[@keithkitson8610]

And that pre-fabricated mush available from supermarkets is definitely NOT pavlova!

[@jae1880]

A couple of the corner stores that I live near have bundaberg and I love it, my favorite flavor is the peach one

[@CallsignEskimo-l3o]

First time I've heard an American describe a Tim Tam slam.

[@Mav_F]

Pavlova could be what you call a meringue. Which it really is, just with cream and fruits etc on top. Whipped up egg whites, sugar etc.

[@stephenbrockett710]

Mav F Proper Kiwi Pavlova only shares shell with meringue .Centre is more like marshmallow.This makes the treat lethal and very hard to resist another slice.Don’t count the calories.

[@chriswatson1698]

Pavlova is half-cooked meringue. It is supposed to have a soft and marshmallowey inside, with a crisp shell. Served with whipped cream and fresh, soft fruit salad, like peach, mango, strawberries, kiwi fruit, banana. A quarter cup of castor sugar per large egg white, with vanilla added at the end.

[@keithkitson8610]

Meringue and pavlova are 'cousins' but not the same. True Pavlova must have a soft, marshmallowy centre. Meringue is firm throughout.

[@Biggus63]

Not too many of us eat Kangaroo or Crocodile, that's mostly just stuff we feed to the tourists.

[@johnreed9050]

What about the fosters beer?

[@jeremyharris7811]

I thought it was the other way around;)

[@MajorMalfunction]

I love kangaroo. It's my favourite meat in the world. But it has to be done right. Flame grilled over coals and rare.

[@thetrashmaster1352]

In country WA we eat Kangaroo all the time. (it's free so why not) that and pig are the only meats we hunt then eat. Some people go camel shooting but that's like 200km away from where I live. One native food that tops the rest by 1 million and makes Kangaroo tail look like a joke is turtle. Imagine KFC mixed with squid rings and marinated lamb/beef and that's turtle. No wonder white people aren't allowed to hunt them because if we could... they'd all be gone in a heartbeat. So yeah, if you're ever offered turtle, actually try it because it is the best meat you'll ever taste.

[@bct8881]

Imagine Americans eating bald eagles and feeding them to tourists. "I'll slip an extra national emblem on the barbie for ya"

[@ianmontgomery7213]

I am having a glass of port and a Tim Tam after dinner.

[@cherylemaybury2540]

Pavlova is meringue which is whipped egg whites with sugar in it and baked in a slow oven. Once it’s cooked it’s cooled down and filled with whipped cream and fruits. It is an Australian dessert which was made to represent Anna pavlova who was a famous ballerina.

[@peterdoe2617]

Thank you for a perfect description of the desert as well as it's origin.

[@SuperEdge67]

Cheryle Maybury Pavlova is a New Zealand invention that appeared in New Zealand recipe books before 1930.....the year it was claimed to have been invented in Australia.

[@stephenbrockett710]

Cheryle Maybury Australian dessert ?Come on, tell the truth about the origin of the Pav.

[@janejane6754]

Pretty sure it's kiwi

[@toddhellyar4167]

Except that Miss Pavlova came and performed in Sydney, where the Pav was already being made......oh, and NZ was originally part of NSW, so I guess we own everything you did before 1901

[@james2155]

You can here a bit of an Australian accent coming through in the second last guy

[@TheKira699]

Pavlova is a giant Meringue base topped with whipped fresh cream and your favourite fruit. Or shaved chocolate etc. Needs to be experienced at least once.

[@ButtonPhonics]

Pumpkin's meaning in Oz includes butternut squash.

[@rikdownunda]

great Cadbury advert. Cadbury should export to the U.S.A. or..... I should export it ! hmmm...

[@306champion]

4:36 You are a darling, pavlova is something I have always taken for granted but I must say that I associate it with the seventies (probably when Mum was well into pav's). Its amazing, this must be the third or forth video I've watched concerning Americans in AUS and you're all blown away by the pav. I never even knew it was an Aussie thing until now. The kabab, lamb with garlic sauce, bloody beautiful.

[@loukay1170]

trifle is the custard dessert

[@trevorcook4439]

Shrimp and Prawns are different animals. It’s usually prawns that you eat but call shrimps. That’s why it’s called prawns outside of the US borders. Is it just me or is there some childlike quality (in a fantastic way) about the girl with the wonky eye? It’s like she could abuse me and I’d still want to try and protect her!

[@-_-Sure.Not_]

Im pretty sure the second clips background is of Perth city Western Australia.

[@nos676]

I'm glad you enjoy our country. did you know that the "fish" in fish and chips, is actually shark.

[@WiFiWombat]

Only in Victoria.

[@ianb4801]

Squad is squash, pumpkin is pumpkin

[@ZootZinBootZ]

How good are cotties cordial drink syrups !!! That is seriously enough the most Aussie based identity choice... Thanks this is so much fun.. triffle is the custard or cream layer cake with sponge , fruit, custard,repeat till tall bowl filled up strawberry, Peach slices , grapes and Kiwi Fruit slices all work together.

[@petermcculloch4933]

Have you tried making a pavlova for your family?Heaps of recipes are available on You Tube.

[@smythie27]

Winner...she loves Pav!

[@RGC198]

I have just eaten my dinner and now after watching this video I am hungry again. LOL. I live in Melbourne Australia and I used to live up in Sydney until 1981. Thanks for sharing a great video.

[@greenhealer7136]

They love our pav....well it is pretty awesome..

[@paulwallis7586]

One of the other differences with Australian food is the relationship - Here, we eat it, not the other way round.

[@AussieTVMusic]

I hate Pavlova. And vegemite. There I said it.

[@jamescorry63]

nothing wrong with a bit of roo on the barbee,, just do no overcook (very similar to cooking a venison steak ),,,pavlova is NOT an Aus dessert despite what Aussies like to say about it ,,,Vegemite is the whimpy cous to Marmite,,,,.hahahahahaha .try the Vietnamese "pork chilli rolls " mmmmmm to die for delicious

[@googlea3947]

Do American have such a thing as healthy food ? But Seriously never encounter a Pavlova ,one of the worlds top 10 sweets ! and fish n chips. oh my oh my American menu choice must be hot dog -Burger-or super sweet drinks . Ps .. it has alway been pumpkin ...I just the yanks that called it 'butter nut squash The American chocolate only has 20 % coco and then sugar and a chemical added two American chocolate to make it taste like Vomit

[@cr4zyu]

Vegimite is very salty so I switched to Promite, spread thin. We're into salt, whereas Americans are into sugar. Pavlova is the sugary exception. There are many varieties of all kinds of food in Australia. There's around 200 cultures in Oz. The vast majority of Aussies don't eat kangaroo or crocodile. Cadbury is a low grade chocolate. However, Aussies eat more chocolate per head than any nation. Ginger beer is great. Bundaberg has massive ginger plantations. Aussies are into Kebabs, roasts, great salads, fresh fruits, fish n chips, lamb, chicken, beef, meat pies, the best coffee virtually everywhere, awesome pizzas, great Asian especially Thai, Korean & Japanese, Italian, Greek, Pacific Island foods, Turkish, Lebanese cuisines, etc., etc. To quote Bugs Bunny, "Food, my favorite dish!" P.S. Some nice comments guys.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

Do Americans have meringues? Pavlova is like a soft centred meringue.

[@ngdukic]

Thanks for saying kind things about Australia. I only listened to the first lady and in reply; Pavlovas could be described as a meringue cake with a light marshmallow filling usually topped with fruit and cream (passionfruit pulp and Kiwi fruit or canned peaches are best). The most popular fish used in "Fish and Chips" is actually SHARK!! (we call it flake) Is Shark usually on the menu in the USA? 😃

[@rhondamiller421]

Pavlova is baked whipped egg whites and sugar and then filled with fresh whipped cream and fruit, particularly strawberries

[@TheMimiSard]

Vegemite is definitely an "acquired taste". Most Australians acquire the taste for Vegemite (or Marmite, Our Mate, Mighty Mite,Promite - brand names) as children. Adults from other countries may not have the patience to acquire the taste, but then there are likely thing I, as an Australian, have no patience to acquire the taste for, either. Pavlova is a great thing, it's super-sweet meringue with mild and rich in the cream, and tart-sweet of fruit. It's a great combo, which I can't have that much due to stomach sensitivity, but I still think it's great. I believe I once read pavlova came from France via Germany via America. Kangaroo - at least the Eastern Grey breed - is not endangered in any way. In fact they can sometimes be a bit of a pest to crop farms. There's an anecdote that Australians eat the whole Coat of Arms. If you consider the edible parts are the kangaroo, emu and wattle, then yes, we eat them. Emus are farmed, though they are not as ubiquitous on the meat market as kangaroo. A small range of kangaroo products are available at the major supermarkets. Wattle seeds are an edible, though I have never had them. Australia has a huge variety of ethnic communities, and the first major thing any migrant starts doing when they come to a new country is establish businesses, and opening a takeaway shop is a very easy business to open. I love the variety. The type of pumpkin I am used to is Kent pumpkin, because it is Mum's favoured type. I think it is a tad sweeter than butternut. I would recommend if you are making pumpkin pie, consider working with fresh pumpkin and baking it. Pumpkin can caramelise when baked and that can be a great effect on pumpkin pie. I like fish and chips, but it's very oily, so I don't have it often. My favoured type of takeaway is sushi, though a great feast of generic American-Asian is a great thing to have. The best I find is to go to a shopping centre in the mid-afternoon, around 3-4 PM, and the Asian place is having their afternoon sell-off of food packed into plastic boxes. I think doner kebab is a close cousin to shawarma. For Americans wanting to find something similar to kebabs, check out shawarma if you can find a place near-by that sells it. Ginger beer is, in my experience, sweeter and stronger than ginger ale. Maybe the sweet part is because I grew up with dry ginger ale, so not so sweet. Bundaberg is a town in Queensland that is right in the best of sugarcane growing country. I suspect they are different companies based in the same town, but there is also the Bundaberg Rum company, and if catalogues I look through are any indication (given that I don't drink alcohol), it is the most ubiquitous brand of rum in Australia.

[@gypsybandit7373]

Called the Mahatma (“Great Soul”), Gandhi taught that nonviolence begins with what we eat. ... In his total commitment to nonviolence, Gandhi always included the animals, stating, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”Oct 2, 2018

[@aussican]

Man you Americans loved our Pavlova's... Heads up, it's made out of egg whites and sugar. For the guy in the suit...it's not pronounced Cor-jel it's COR-D-IEL