Australian food: Dishes locals like to call their own – Enjoy the authentic dishes of Down Under!

While pies in certain nations are sweet with fresh, dried or stewed fruits, the Australian version of pies are meat-filled ones oozing with delicious meat. The meat varies such as beef, lamb, kangaroo meat or emu meat in minced form. The filling may include a thick gravy with vegetables, mushrooms and spices cooked with minced meat.

Available at grocery stores, corner shops and even at hotel bars & restaurants, meat pies are quite filling and well enjoyed by the locals and increasingly by visitors.

Sausage Sizzle is a famous Australian event held outdoors as a fundraiser or a local community event with people getting together for a barbecue. The name sausage sizzle denotes the event as well as the barbecue technique used. Usually snags, a variety of cheaper sausages are used for the barbecue, and it is served to everyone on a slice of bread topped with fried onions and is offered with ketchup or barbecue sauce.

This traditional Australian dish is a great combination of Australian Meat Pie with pea soup. The pea soup is made thick with different flavours such as including a tomato base, a dash of mint sauce etc., and the usual meat pie (with a filling of different meat) is submerged in a bowl of the soup. This combination makes the pie floater a hearty meal relished by many.

Australian name for Spaghetti Bolognese, Spag Bol is almost a national dish of Australia. The authentic Australian version is made with Australian beef combined with mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes and garlic. The minced beef along with the other ingredients gives the otherwise Italian Dish that authentic Australian flavour and aroma. Spaghetti al dante is topped with freshly made meat sauce and grated cheese.

This is another almost national dish of Australia enjoyed around the country. Chopped Calamari is coated in a special salt and pepper batter and deep-fried until crispy and golden. This is a favourite snack of bar and pub-goers in Australia and is served at popular chains like Avani Hotels & Resorts. This fast-moving seafood dish is usually served with spring onions, garlic and fried chilli.

This inviting toast is merely a slice of toasted bread (either white or brown) topped with a mix of mashed avocado seasoned with pepper and salt and a dash of lime juice. Best eaten while the toast is still warm, this is a delicious meal at breakfast and ideal as a quick snack.

Many variations to the toast are possible and are served on request by adding shredded salmon, cheese, chopped tomatoes, a dribble of olive oil, chilli flakes etc. Whatever is added to the avocado, the creamy goodness of its taste lingers on the tongue.