Vegemite sandwich Along with the chicken sanger, this is one of Australia's most popular sandwiches.
We asked Nine.com.au readers to tell us their preferred school lunch box sandwich, and over 662 of you answered the call, crowning the ham and cheese as the lunch box sanga that gets you salivating the most.
Fritz and sauce is a classic Australian sandwich that's especially beloved by children. It consists of two slices of bread, a bit of tomato sauce, and fritz. Fritz is a type of cheap sausage meat that's believed to contain beef, lamb, and pork trimmings, starch, flour, and seasonings.
Using monthly search data, the research found that club, tuna and steak are the three most popular fillings across the country.
Out of the assortment of sandwiches, Queen Elizabeth's favourite is one that is known as 'Jam Pennies'. These jam and butter sandwiches have been the Queen's favourite since she was a little kid and was served these regularly in her fancy nursery. How can you make the sandwiches on your own?
While it's promoted as a health food, many Aussies simply eat Vegemite for its taste. The most common way to enjoy Vegemite is to spread a tiny amount onto a slice of bread. It can also add a salty kick to home-made pizzas, burgers, soups and casseroles.
Vegemite is a dark brown savory spread invented in Australia in 1922. Most Aussies love it, making it an iconic Australian food, but the taste can be polarizing to those unfamiliar. The thick paste is made from yeast extract flavored with vegetables and spices.
Lunch – eaten around 12 – 2 pm is usually a light meal such as a sandwich, or salad. However, with the vast array of choices available now Australians are just as likely to have curry, noodles, sushi or pizza for lunch.
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.
Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich. Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine.
Who wins in a fight between the two greatest condiments known to humankind? Aussies love their tomato sauce. There isn't a pie in the country that doesn't benefit from a slick of sweet, red sauce.
Fairy Bread. When it comes to a popular Australian bread snack or party food, fairy bread is always at the top of the list.
A Jaffle is the Australian name for a closed toasted sandwich. The name came from its creator Dr Ernest Smithers, from Bondi in NSW, who created and patented the Jaffle Iron in Australia back in the 1950's.
Two slices of bread filled with whatever takes your fancy and pressed in a jaffle iron or sandwich press. We've rounded up the top toasties for every occasion, breakfast, lunch, midnight snack... we've got you covered.
that Australians use for food. You will hear this word used a lot in more in country towns compared to the city. “I'm really hungry, I can't wait to get some tucker.”
Banh mi, Vietnam
It's the bread, crusty on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. It's the fillings, the pickled green papaya, the herbs, the mix of pork cuts, the homemade farmhouse pate. And it's the secret chilli sauce. It is, all things considered, probably the world's best sandwich.
Rou jia mo – which translates to '"meat sandwich" – is a street snack that hails from the Shaanxi province in north-western China. It's said to be the world's oldest sandwich, dating back to the Zhou dynasty who ruled ancient China from 1046 BC.