Australian Foods Trivia

1. Which iconic Australia biscuit (cookie) can be used as a straw to suck up a hot beverage?

From Quiz Aussie Tucker Part 2

Answer: Tim Tams

ANZAC biscuits, Melting Moments and Granitas are all popular Aussie biscuits but the Tim Tam is the one that can be used as a straw. A Tim Tam consists of two malt-based biscuits sandwiched with a cream filling and coated in chocolate. They come in a variety of flavours. A popular way to eat them is via the following procedure, known as the Tim Tam Slam! 1. Bite off one of the corners 2. Bite off the diagonally opposite corner 3. Dunk one end of the biscuit in a hot drink such as tea or coffee 4. Suck the liquid up through the biscuit. After that, the trick is to slam the biscuit in your mouth before it disintegrates and drops back into your hot drink. This can happen a lot quicker than you think! The Tim Tam was named after an American racehorse of the same name that won the Kentucky Derby in 1958.

From Quiz That's a Prawn, Not a Shrimp!

Answer: Shrimp

Hoges is an Australian actor and comedian best known overseas for his role of Mick Dundee in the "Crocodile Dundee" movie. In Australia he's best known for "The Paul Hogan Show" (1973-84). Hogan featured in many television advertisements, including the "Wonders Down Under" which was aimed at the American tourist market. Full of Aussieisms, the ad ends with the iconic Sydney Harbour as a backdrop to a barbie. This is when Hoges claims he will "Throw another shrimp on the Barbie". This caused an uproar at the time, (at least it did in Brisbane) because back then, there was no such thing as a shrimp. The sacrilege! He was holding a prawn! Back in the early eighties when this ad was shown, home computers and the internet were only just making it into Australian homes. We weren't exposed to cultural aspects, food and slang from overseas like we are today. And yes, some people spoke the way Hoges did in his ad. I know my father sure did. Phoenix Rising's red crew member leith90, a proud Aussie and even prouder Brisbanite will throw another snag on the barbie and offer you a 'cold one' if you call shrimp prawns.

From Quiz Aussie Food and Drink

Answer: Repulsion

We have a weird sense of humour in this country. Many of us take a fiendish delight in offering overseas visitors a slice of toast and Vegemite, with the Vegemite spread far more thickly than would normally be the case. This results in the victims tearing to the sink and gulping down several glasses of water as quickly as possible as they try to remove the assault on their taste buds. It should never be introduced to anyone spread like a layer of cement in this way, but with just a light smear over hot buttered toast. The taste really is pleasant, savoury and moreish. It's been around in our land since 1922, and the humble little Vegemite sandwich was quite often the only food left to feed hungry children during the depression years. Perhaps that's why it holds such a special place in our hearts and on our tables. That, and its value as a great leg-pull for visitors. Cheesybite is the newest addition to the Vegemite family. It has a far milder flavour, quite pleasant, but when you're used to the real thing, it's just a bit bland for some of us.

From Quiz Impossibly Irresistible Tim Tams

Answer: Arnott's

Arnott's originally opened as a small bakery in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1865. Today, they supply biscuits to over 40 countries in the world. Australians of all ages grew up eating Arnott's biscuits, from Milk Arrowroot and Nice to the Tim Tam and Mint Slice, there's an Arnott's biscuit for every occasion.

From Quiz Aussie Bickie Variety Pack

Answer: Tim Tam

A Tim Tam is "two layers of chocolate malted biscuit, separated by a light chocolate cream filling, and coated in a thin layer of textured chocolate". Introduced in 1964 and has been one of the nations "guilty pleasures" ever since. Also a vital component of the Tim Tam slam.

From Quiz Using Toxic Native Australian Plants

Answer: All are correct.

The Grey Mangrove grows from three to eight metres high. It has light-grey bark made up of thin brittle flakes. The Australian Aboriginal eat the seeds from the White mangrove after special preparation to remove the toxins.

From Quiz The Death of Vegemite Worms

Answer: A combination of Vegemite and butter forced through the holes of a wheat cracker

During any recess or lunchtime, at any school across Australia, children could be seen placing two thickly spread wheat crackers together and squeezing. The resultant mix of the thick dark savoury Vegemite and the butter or margarine, would then be forced through the tiny holes in the crackers. As tradition had it - it was then incumbent upon the owner to lick off the swirly brown worms, before crunching into the sadly depleted and slightly soggy crackers. Vita-Wheats were the only product which stood up to this treatment, but the makers of this trusty cracker have seen fit to change the recipe. No longer do swirly worms appear - it has something to do with the addition of more sesame seeds I'm told - but Australia as a nation mourns.

From Quiz Tasty Australian Cuisine

Answer: Yeast

Vegemite has been made since 1923, when it was invented by the Fred Walker Company. It is one of the world's richest known sources of Vitamin B.

From Quiz Aussie Tucker Part 1

Answer: sausages

Sausages are known by a variety of other nicknames including mystery bags and tube steaks.

From Quiz Aussie Tucker Part 2

Answer: Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay Bugs are small and delicious lobsters. Their proper name is the Bay Lobster but they are more commonly known as Moreton Bay Bugs, whether they come from Moreton Bay or not. They can be found all around the northern half of Australia, from northern New South Wales to Shark Bay in Western Australia. They are typically one of the more expensive items on a restaurant menu. Byron Bay is in New South Wales, Wineglass Bay is in Tasmania and Lucky Bay is in Western Australia.

From Quiz Aussie Food and Drink

Answer: Bush Tucker

Hunting for big game such as kangaroo, wallaby, or emu was done by the men in hunting parties. They were exceptionally skilled at tracking and reading all the signs in the bush as to which animals were present and where they were. However, like all hunting parties, a catch wasn't bought home every day, and so it was left up to the women to keep the tribe fed on a regular basis. This they did by gathering bush berries, fruits, nuts, yams, bogong moths, witchetty grubs in some areas, small animals trapped up trees such as possums, and many other food sources. It was a drought stricken Garden of Eden really. Bush tucker, alas, is a dying art in this country, and unless it is taught regularly at schools, or in field excursions, most of us today would starve to death if lost in the bush. Yet, the indigenous Australians survived happily and comfortably on it for over 50,000 years.

From Quiz Impossibly Irresistible Tim Tams

Answer: Chocolate coated, double biscuit with chocolate cream

The classic Tim Tam is a biscuit of chocolate cream sandwiched between two malt biscuits and covered with delicious chocolate. Mmmm. In 1958, Arnott's employee, Ian Norris, returned from a trip to England, impressed with a biscuit called Penguin that he'd had eaten there. Over the next few years, he experimented with different biscuits, fillings and coatings, until he created the perfect the recipe for the Arnott's Tim Tam.

From Quiz Aussie Bickie Variety Pack

Answer: SAO

SAO- A plain cracker biscuit that is made from layered dough, a popular lunch with cheese and/or tomato also. Introduced in 1906. The vanilla slice recipe can be found at http://www.arnotts.com/recipes/SaoVanillaSlice.aspx

From Quiz How Well Do You Know Vegemite?

Answer: Yeast extract

Apparently made as a by-product of brewing. This would be what gives it that very unique and some say 'acquired' taste.

From Quiz Using Toxic Native Australian Plants

Answer: Aged for a few days till soft and mellow.

This plum is picked from a tree that grows in Northern Queensland and Papua New Guinea. It is high in antioxidants and related to the mango. Aborigines often bury them in the ground to help with the ripening process. While they can be eaten raw, today they are often made into jams or jellies.

From Quiz Aussie Bush Tucker

Answer: Lemon Myrtle

This lemon scented rainforest tree is a common garden plant (I've got two in my backyard) around Brisbane and South East Queensland. The leaves are used fresh or dried for making lemonade, herbal tea and lemon pepper and the flavour can be up to thirty times stronger than a lemon!

From Quiz Tasty Australian Cuisine

Answer: Anna Pavlova

A Pavlova is a dessert made from egg whites and sugar, which when cooked properly turns out with a light and fluffy centre and a crispy outer shell. It is traditionally served with whipped cream and fruit.

From Quiz Aussie Tucker Part 1

Answer: damper

Damper owes its name to the act of damping the fire to achieve the red hot embers for cooking without a flame. Records indicate that William Bond, the first baker in Australia, produced and sold damper in Sydney in the late 1700s.

From Quiz Very Very Vegemite Quiz

Answer: Eat it

Vegemite tastes good on toast but there's lots of other things you can eat it with too - check out the Vegemite.com.au website for recipes!

From Quiz Aussie Tucker Part 2

Answer: Chiko

Chiko Rolls are very similar to the Chinese spring roll but much bigger. They were invented in 1951 by Frank McEncroe, a Victorian, and were initially named Chicken Rolls, despite having no chicken in them. According to the Chiko Roll website, the principal ingredients are beef (4%), cabbage, carrot, celery, onion, green beans, wheat flour, soy, cooked barley, water, and canola oil. They are delicious but are not a healthy food, being 25% fat. They come in a bag - no plate or cutlery required - because they were designed to be eaten as fast food at football matches.

From Quiz That's a Prawn, Not a Shrimp!

Answer: Snag

Due to the Aussie penchant for shortening words, I would need to order a snag if I wanted a sausage. Snags are a very common food for the barbie. They are usually made from beef or pork, but the Aussies are getting culture and they now come in kangaroo or crocodile as well as vegetarian options. Tomato and BBQ sauce are de rigueur accompaniments for snags prepared on the grill. Other aussieisms include a Cuppa (cup of tea or coffee). A chicken is a chook and a tinny can either be a can of beer or a small aluminium boat. Jaknginger of Phoenix Rising sizzled this question into the Red Crew's team quiz.

From Quiz Aussie Food and Drink

Answer: Pavlova

Oh yum, my very favourite dessert. I do believe I'd kill for some right now. Hang the diet. The pavlova is somewhat of a bone of contention between Australia and New Zealand with both countries claiming ownership. That's never going to be sorted out to anyone's satisfaction, so, as we're both part of the great ANZAC tradition, we don't mind sharing. It was created and named after the great Russian ballet dancer, Anna Pavlova (1881-1931), during one of her tours to both our countries early in the 20th century. The beaten meringue is cooked in an oven until a light outer crust has been formed surrounding a sweet softer inner part of the dessert. It is then decorated with cream and any fruit that takes your fancy. These could include, for example, bananas, strawberries, peaches or kiwi fruit. Yes, they can claim that last one, as long as the Chinese don't object. Kiwi fruit came from there originally. All horribly fattening of course when added to the cream and pavlova base, but pooh-pooh to all that.

From Quiz Impossibly Irresistible Tim Tams

Answer: 1960s

After beginning work on the Tim Tam, it took several years to get the mixture of tastes and textures just right. The biscuits were introduced to the Australian public around 1963/1964.

From Quiz Aussie Bickie Variety Pack

Answer: Milk Arrowroot

Made with arrowroot flour this remains a popular first biscuit for finger feeding.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know Vegemite?

Answer: 1954

Two years later advertisements appeared on television putting smiling young children's faces to the voices heard on radio. This campaign was marketed into the late 1960s - puts a rose in every cheek! In the late 1980s this same campaign was revitalised with the addition of colour.

From Quiz Using Toxic Native Australian Plants

Answer: All methods are needed to remove the toxins.

The seeds from the Castanospermum australe, known as the Black-Bean Tree or the Moreton Bay Chestnut, are toxic to humans and animals, but are eaten by the Australian Aborigines after considerable preparation. The cracked seeds are soaked in running water for several days, then pounded and made into a cakes which are roasted. Each step is required to ensure the toxins are removed. If eaten with out preparation, the seeds can cause severe diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain and dizziness The seeds are believed to contain alkaloids which have anti-HIV and anti -cancer properties. The wood from the tree is used extensively.

From Quiz The Death of Vegemite Worms

Answer: Hundreds and Thousands

It had to be white bread - mothers who made a desperate attempt at "healthy" birthday food were immediately branded as social outcasts. Butter was de rigeur - never margarine - and then the Hundreds and Thousands (non pareil or sprinkles) were very thickly sprinkled on top. Rainbow tongues, lips and cheeks were the order of the day. Candy sprinkles seem to be the closest equivalent elsewhere but the genuine Aussie product continues to be superior.

From Quiz Aussie Bush Tucker

Answer: Bunya Nut

The Bunya Pine is another Queensland native. Aborigines would gather the Bunya Nuts in season from the Bunya Mountains and eat them raw, roast them or pound them to make flour. Bunya nuts are great in casseroles (a favourite), rissoles and damper!

From Quiz Tasty Australian Cuisine

Answer: April 25

Anzac Day is a tribute to the most famous battle the Anzacs fought, in Gallipoli, Turkey, on April 25 1915.

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