I found myself battling controversy in the corners of my cluttered brain recently, following the release of a new list of the most popular Australian food and beverages.
Taste Atlas published the list and, bottom of the pile, at a lowly number 50, is the dagwood dog. Please. Let’s get serious!
I find the pluto pup perfection on a stick. A deep-fried cheerio on steroids dipped in tomato sauce. It should definitely make the top-10 list of most popular Aussie foods.
Why do we only allow ourselves a dagwood dog at the local show?
The actual top-10 culinary cravings are all standard fare and include No.1 the pavlova, the macadamia nut, the lamington, the flat white and vegemite. But the hidden gems came in at numbers 11 to 20.
Shiraz took out number 11 place on the popular list. This is no surprise as Australia makes the best shiraz in the world.
I have two friends called Baz and Shaz who love their shiraz. True story! So cheers to that Aussie drop.
The plonk was followed by the prawn cocktail and the vanilla slice.
Put it all together and we have a party, people!
Number 14 on the list is ANZAC biscuits, with fairy bread and Tim Tams nipping at its heels. The sausage sizzle, Aussie burger and chicken parmy filled the next places.
Number 20 on the list surprised and delighted me. It is the dim sim. Dumplings of delicious taste.
The dimmie was invented in Melbourne around 1945 by a Chinese chef named William Wing Young, who created the dumpling for his restaurant, Wing Lee.
Dimmies and soy sauce are the perfect pair. A true love story in my belly.
Dim sims and soy sauce go together like Bon Jovi and leather pants. I think the list got it wrong and the dimmie should be the gold medal winner.
But don’t we have some amazing and crazy Aussie foods, including the dolly varden cake, the pie floater and the chicko roll.
What about the yo-yo biscuit and the iced VoVo? Aussies!
We are awesome! Bless our great nation.
