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Indigenous Australians obtained food by 'hunting and gathering'.
They hunted kangaroos, emus, possums, goannas, turtles, shellfish and fish, and gathered wild plants -
The First Fleet arrived and brought flour, rice, salted meat, sugar, salt
and seeds. -
The first Greek settlers arrived and brought Greek cuisine with them such as souvlaki, loukoumades, moussaka, spanakopita and taramasalata -
Many Chinese people arrived in Australia and brought chicken chow mein, chop suey and sweet and sour pork -
Italians grew mulberries and olives -
Thousands of Italians arrived and worked in sugar cane fields and
mines, and later worked in the food industry. -
Supermarkets, frozen foods and fast foods increased in availability
and popularity. -
Migrants from European countries and the Middle East arrived and
eventually opened restaurants some of them featuring their traditional cuisines. -
Chinese and Italians opened restaurants featuring their traditional food. -
KFC, McDonalds and Pizza Hut outlets opened
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As we entered the second decade of the 21st century, the latest “in” cuisines were Korean, Mexican, South American (BBQ) and
Scandinavian.