Sunday, 29 December 2024

The National Dish of Australia

You are probably all thinking that this is going to be a post about pavlova or meat pies. You'd be wrong. I don't think you can claim Vegemite is a 'dish', so it isn't about that either.

 

Hamburger with beetroot at the Snowy Store, Talbingo, New South Wales.

Hamburger, Talbingo, NSW, Australia.

Based on my personal observation of what is served in the ordinary eateries of Australia, I would nominate pickled beetroot as the national dish. 

Lamb pie and salad with beetroot, Garden Cafe, Tenterfield, New South Wales.

Pie and salad, Garden Cafe, Tenterfield, NSW, Australia.

Australians all know that Aussie hamburgers have pickled beetroot as an essential ingredient. But pickled beetroot is served at every opportunity, with salads, in sandwiches and with barbeques.

Beetroot salad, National Portrait Gallery café, Canberra.

Beetroot salad, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia.

I'm a big fan of beetroot myself, so I'm happy to see that the beetroot of my childhood has not only survived, but thrived. It seems Australians young and old of all backgrounds are happily eating beetroot on a nearly daily basis.

1 comment:

JGB said...

Remind me never to go to Australia, since I detest beetroot ! Sorry and all that. I know most people love it, and I have tried but it's the flavour that I don't like. And I love almost all veggies!

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