History of Australian Cooking

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  • Pre - 1788

    Before the European settlers arrived, the Indigenous Australians ate food from the bush, and wild animals. They were nomads who operated a hunter/gatherer society

  • Captain Cook's Arrival

    Captain Cook arrived with The First Fleet. From here, British and Irish food heavily influenced Australian cuisine

  • Asian Influence

    Asian food was first introduced to Australia in the 1800s due to the gold rush

  • Federation

    The Federation changed many eating habits of Australians, such as barbecues and picnics, different meats such as mutton and lamb chops became a new staple of some meals

  • WWII

    Along with the second world war in the 1940s, European and some Middle Eastern immigrants starting moving to Australia in order to escape the mess at that time.

  • Rise in Asian migrants

    In the 1980s Australia saw a rise in Asian migration, which brought Thai food and more foreign cuisine

  • Modern Australia

    Foods eaten in Australia are made up of many different cultures and ingredients brought from different countries into Australia. From the arrival of the first settlers to the second world war, Indigenous food will always remain the only true Australian cuisine.