Ozziefood

Oz, the land down under. There are other countries too in the Southern Hemisphere but somehow it's always Australia that comes to mind. A country where the people are laidback, open, love the outdoors, are down to earth and not flashy. Humility and authenticity are strong values in their culture. As such, Australians are always mindful of not giving the impression that they think they are better than anyone else. They also tend to value sincerity, humour, informality, whilst loathing pretentiousness. Quite the fun loving, sports crazy lot, the Australians.

- Anupa Roy

In Australia, the most common form of cooking when entertaining at home is to do a 'bar-b'. No house is without a barbeque, even if it has to be a small one. An assortment of meats, sausages, burgers are put on the barbeque and grilled along with various vegetables. Salads are tossed in huge bowls and you have a great meal without too much fuss.Anything can be thrown on the bar-b, meats, vegetables, kebabs, fruits, breads and it's always spot on with beer.

When you have access to some of the best produce, dairy and protein in the world, how can the food culture and industry here be anything but big and popular. Food itself is huge, the eating out culture is prolific.