Australia and its food

Yes, we had way too many meals at various restaurants and other places, but that also meant lots of opportunities to try out new food.

Here are some of the customs we learned about:

vegemite -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite -- not to everyone's taste!

fish -- the sea food is great, and if nothing else, you need to try the fish and chips

fish and chips

morning tea-- in case you need an excuse to take a mid morning break, this is the perfect way to do it.

flat white, long black -- that is what you order in Australia, when you want to drink coffee -- either with lots of milk or black

roo -- or kangaroo -- you can find it, primarily as burgers.

While you will find fast food places of certain US flavors, a lot of the corner stores, small stores, small bakeries and such offer much healthier alternatives -- even the truck stops on their Interstate:

truck stop food ad

Here some of the places that had some interesting meals.

Rustic Pearl  http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1727016/restaurant/Sydney/Rustic-Pearl-Surry-Hills

Watsons Park http://www.doyles.com.au/    for the Fish and Chippery

White Horse  http://whitehorsesurryhills.com/

The Clock Hotel http://clockhotel.com.au/

The Dolphin Hotel  http://lanternhotels.com.au/dolphin-hotel 

Messina:  http://www.gelatomessina.com/  best frozen dessert in town - I need to get the book

Gelato selection

Vacanza in the Hills  http://www.vacanza.com.au/

Xage Vietnamese  http://www.xage.com.au/

dinner at Xage

Xage

Zaida Lebanese  http://zaidacafe.com.au/

Mures Upper Deck http://mures.com.au/upper-deck/  in Hobart, Tasmania

Ball and Chain http://ballandchain.com.au/

Jackman & McCross https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackman-and-McRoss/139201119459938  

raisin bread loaf