History of Australian Food

By miley.w
  • Pre-settlement

    the nomadic lifestyle, climate, and availability of foods. kangaroo, eels, fish, birds, macadamia, pepper Berrie. Indigenous peoples have a common story of European colonization and the forced removal of their kids. before European colonization, indigenous people lived in groups that were part of larger cultural groups in specific territorial boundaries. they were also subjected to mass killing, and for those who survived, European colonist denied their custom and traditions
  • British colonization

    settlers penal colony in botany bay
    animals: sheep, cows, pigs
  • The gold rush

    markets gardens and restaurants. new flavors, utensils, and cooking techniques- wok, steamers. The discovery of gold in the 1850s started a series of rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. the gold rushes greatly expanded Australia's population. the wealth generated by the gold rushes transformed australias economy, leading too an increase in exports and the establishments of new towns and cities.
  • English and Australian cookery book was published

    English and Australian cookery book was published
    emergence of 'Australian cuisine' European migrants
    combined native ingredients with exotic ingredients street vendors sold pies and pasties
  • Federation

    meats such as mutton lamb, pork, and beef were better introduced. Before 1901, Australia was not a nation. at the time, the continent consisted of 6 British colonies; New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, south Australia, Tasmania, and western Australia, which were partly self-governing but subject to the law-making power of the British parliament. through the federation process, these colonies untied and became stats of Australia.
  • Melbourne and scientist used yeast left over from beer production

    vegemite was invented. in the second half of the 1920s the Australian economy suffered from falling wheat and wool prices, and competition from other commodity-producing countries. Australia was also borrowing vast sums of money which dried up as the economy slowed.
  • post ww1

    cornflakes, packed products- cakes, biscuits, lamingtons were introduced. World War 1 had a damaging effect on the economy. although it stimulated new industries, some were not competitive. as an importer of labor, capital, and manufactured goods, and an exporter of commodities, Australia benefited from its relationship with the British empire.
  • post wwll

    coffee, pasta, olives, capsicum, eggplant, artichokes, garlic, and alfresco dining in the outdoors were introduced. Between 1945 and 1965, two million immigrants arrived in Australia. the decision but the Australian government to open up the nation in this way was based on the notion of 'populate or perish' that emerged in the wake of the Second World war
  • fast foods where slowly introduced

    fast, cheap, unhealthy from, USA, UK, Italy and Mexico where introduced. Australia saw the birth of the civil rights movements, greater moves towards equality for women in the workplace, and the beginnings of legal recognition for aboriginal and Torres strait islanders' peoples.
  • Vietnamese soups increase of Asian and African restaurants

    universal migration policy no more white Australia policy migrants from Asia, Africa, and pacific refugees from Vietnam. in the 1970s, Australian author Christopher Koch published "the year of Living Dangerously", a novel set in Indonesia. the title applied equally to '70s Australia. it was a dangerous decade.
  • halal restaurants

    halal catering for different cultural backgrounds- Lebanese, Iranian and Turkish
  • more fast food chains

    in Australian food economy, there has been farm-to-fork and paddock-to-plate restaurants and product sales, as consumers want to know where their food has come from and how it has been produced.
  • 2035 prediction

    I think there will be less farm production and even more fast food introduced for Australia. I think obesity will become an even bigger problem.