Scuddleston In Oz (and other places): Australian Cuisine

Though we’ve written about all the things that could eat US (sharks, crocs, mosquitoes that actually are eating us) there has been a lot of interest in what WE are eating (whether cooked in our camper or eaten at a restaurant). We thought we’d give a rundown of the cuisine here:
Fish & Chips galore. The Aussies LOVE their fish and chips (fries). They are everywhere. Usually it’s beer battered barramundi, a local freshwater fish, but it is nearly always fried. Blooming onion not included.
Wedges with sour cream & sweet chili. These are delicious. They are thick, wedge cut fries served with sour cream and this thai sweet chili sauce that adds a little zing.
Lots o’ lamb. We knew lamb was big over here. We’ve had it a few nights – in stir fry, grilled lamb chops, etc. They are also big on kabobs and we’ve had the lamb version of those too. Not all that different than spiedies! Lamb and beef sausages are also quite delicious.
Lamingtons. These Australian desserts are like little slices of pound cake covered in chocolate then rolled in shredded coconut. They are ok.
Tim Tams. Little bites of heaven. These cookies are chocolate biscuits covered in chocolate and come in many varieties. We wish they were available in the states.
Vegemite: We actually haven’t had a lot of this, but this concentrated yeast extract is everywhere.
Seafood: Surprisingly, there is not the plethora of seafood we’d imagined would be in this region. We’ve had “bugs” – weird lobster-like shell fish and lots of prawns (no shrimp here and no one would ever say "throw another shrimp on the barbie"!) and Jonathan made some great fish (called Sweet Lips (just like me)) the other night.
Crocodile and Kangaroo. We’ve seen jerky of both of these meats but have opted not to try. We like the live ones better.
Beverages: We’ve mentioned before that the boxed wine is big here. Beer is oddly expensive - $15-$20 for a 6 pack. Toohey’s New (beer type) is our fave.

Cooking for ourselves – mainly we’ve had cereal for breakfast (Jonathan vetoed eggs after one try since it’s a pain to do the dishes). Lunch is often a sandwich and fruit (kind of like elementary school). For dinner we grill some seafood or steaks or make some type of Asian stir-fry.