Lamingtons are about as Aussie as it gets when it comes to sweet treats, and no Australia Day would be complete without them. There are loads of simple recipes for traditional lamingtons available, or why not try something really special like these Mocha Chocolate and Cherry Lamingtons by What Katie Ate.
A lamington is an Australian cake made from squares of butter cake or sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut. The thin mixture is absorbed into the outside of the sponge cake and left to set, giving the cake a distinctive texture.
Fantales. Though Fantales are relatively simple treats – chocolate cubes filled with gooey caramel – they're apparently the most iconic Australian lolly of all time.
Now that all seems fairly straight-forward, until we learn that lolly is actually the Australian word for sweets – i.e. British lollies but without the sticks. In other words, the correct translation for “Süßigkeiten” in Australia is “lollies”.
Why do Australians call sweets “lollies”, even when they have no sticks? According to British English from A to Zed by Norman Schur (Harper, 1991) “lolly” derives onomatopoetically for the mouth sounds associated with sucking or licking.
dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.
Native to Australia, the original Tim Tam bar is often compared to a Penguin bar in the UK. While Tim Tam are one of Australia's most love chocolate bars, if you've not heard of Tim Tams then check out this article 'What are Tim Tams' to get the full low down, you'll also discover what the Tim Tam Slam is!
Lolly, in Australian and New Zealand English, a piece of what is called candy in American English or sweets in British English.
In Australia, "biscuits" are what Americans call "cookies," and these traditional treats date back to World War I. It's said that wives and mothers of soldiers in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps—abbreviated to "Anzac"—baked these treats to send to their men overseas.
Allen's Minties are a classic Australian treat. Not only are they delicious, chewy, and refreshing; but they also have cute cartoons on the outside that are a bit of cheeky Aussie fun.
Australia's favorite dessert may be shrouded in mystery in regards to its true origin, but that doesn't stop the Land Down Under from celebrating its decadence each year.
Syzygium luehmannii, known as a riberry, Is the National fruit of Australia. It is a medium-sized coastal rainforest tree native to Australia. Common names include riberry, small leaved lilly pilly, cherry satinash, cherry alder, or clove lilli pilli.
While we are accustomed to American and Canadian candy, Australia has a whole selection of treats, snacks, chips and cookies many of us couldn't even imagine.
Tim Tams
If you thought this absolute scrublord snack was going to be No 1 on this list, you're dreaming. The Tim Tam is the most basic Australian snack food, and yes, I mean that as an insult.
Freddo (originally Freddy the Frog in the 1970s) is a chocolate bar brand shaped like an anthropomorphic cartoon frog. It was originally manufactured by the now defunct company MacRobertson's, an Australian confectionery company, but is now produced by Cadbury.
Allen's Lollies and the Natural Confectionery Co.
lollies) is a catch-all term for candy in Australia. More specifically, it applies to gummy candy.
The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world. Worn with small variations across Egypt, Rome, Greece, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Korea, Japan and some Latin American cultures, the shoe was designed to protect the sole while keeping the top of the foot cool.
Cherry Ripe! Not only is it Australia's oldest chocolate bar (dating back to 1924), it's also the country's favourite, according to the latest data from Roy Morgan Research.
Australia is known for many things, including swathes of tropical beaches, marine reserves, Aboriginal culture, cute koalas, rolling wine country, and lush rainforests.
The purpose of diminutives in Australian English is not well understood despite being a prominent part of Australian culture. Some research suggests that the use of diminutives serves to make interactions more informal, friendly and relaxed.
The Australian National Dictionary explains that the Australian usages of mate derive from the British word 'mate' meaning 'a habitual companion, an associate, fellow, comrade; a fellow-worker or partner', and that in British English it is now only in working-class use.
Australia, once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal colony. In October 1786, the British government appointed Arthur Phillip captain of the HMS Sirius, and commissioned him to establish an agricultural work camp there for British convicts.