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Australian Food History

By Ozzy369
  • 1788 The First Fleet

    1788 The First Fleet
    In 1778 The first Fleet arrived in Australia. But what food items did they bring with them? Some food items that the English carried with them to the the "new land" were Salt Pork, Salt Beef, Cheese, Oatmeal, Peas, Butter, Cheese and Vinegar that were rationed among the convicts and sailors.
  • 1940 The Arrival of Italians

    1940 The Arrival of Italians
    Italian Cuisine first came to Australia in the early 1940's. Originally The italians brought with them the techniques and recipes for Pizza and at the time pasta was still farely unknown until the flood of italians came into australia.
  • 21 April 1975 The arrival of Vietnamese food to Australia

    21 April 1975 The arrival of Vietnamese food to Australia
    The Vietnamese came to Australia almost directly after the end of the Vietnamese war. The Vietnamese had a very large impact on Asian food in Australia.They helped Australia to appreciate Asian food. When the Vietnamese came there was a direct increase of the varitey of bread and Asian ingredients.
  • Food in Australia 2014

    Food in Australia 2014
    Food in Australia has completely changed from 1788 to the now 2014 state. I can imagine it now that in 1788 the amount of effort required to get or make at least the simplest of meals would be one of the hardest things a person could do then. But in today’s society with the new types of cooking utensils such as the thermo mix which could possibly be the same amount of effort as 20 people back in 1788. Another major change in the food industry is fast food. The food that would take hours to make