Food Thoughts from Oz

Like all countries, Australia has its fair share of mediocre food: international hotels with cuisine for the culinary unadventurous and some fanciful and enthusiastic bistros for the gullible. At its best there are fantastic fish, succulent steaks, terrific wines, wonderful fruits and incredible ethnic dishes. At its worst there are canned three-bean salads, ‘seafood’ cocktails with bottled sauce, packet tomato soups and unrecognisable coq au vins. Not only that, but over the years some adaptations bear little resemblance to the original, leaving you to wonder where the translation was at fault.