Wheat

Sugar cane is the most produced food commodity in Australia followed by wheat & barley. Sugar cane is the most produced food commodity in Australia followed by wheat & barley. Australia produces more than 32 million tonnes of sugar cane and 17 tonnes of wheat .

Australia is the world’s fourth largest exporter of grains. Australia produces a wide variety of fruit, nuts and vegetables. The largest crops include oranges, apples, bananas, chestnuts, potatoes, carrots and tomatoes.

Australia’s 10 most popular traditional foods

• Chicken Parmigiana. This classic Aussie chicken dish – with roots in Italian-American cooking – is a staple offering on pretty much every pub menu in the country.
• Barbecued snags (aka sausages)
• Lamingtons.
• A burger with ‘the lot’
• Pavlova.
• Meat pies.
• Barramundi.
• Vegemite on Toast.

Potential Risks of Vegemite Vegemite is high in sodium — one teaspoon contains 5 % of your daily recommended value. This can negatively impact blood pressure and increase the risk of heart disease.

In Australia, a ‘mate’ is more than just a friend and is a term that implies a sense of shared experience, mutual respect and unconditional assistance. Only within the last two centuries, has the term connected itself with a meaning of friendship.

Typically, Vegemite is lightly spread on toast or crackers along with some butter. The keyword here is “lightly” as a very little goes a long way due to its strong taste. It also can be spread on toast with cheese slices or avocado or spread on toast to make Vegemite soldiers for dippy eggs (soft-boiled eggs).

Irn-Bru, Marmite, Vegemite, Ovaltine contain ingredients not allowed in Canada, CFIA says.