For many years, seafood has remained the basis of traditional Melbourne cuisine. Local chefs prepare wonderful battered fish and serve it with fried potatoes or fresh vegetables. The most popular meat dish is pies stuffed with different types of meat. You can try them even at small restaurants and cafes.
Melbourne residents consider meat cooked on the charcoal to be an everyday dish. In the menu, it is presented under the name of "Bush Tucker". Kangaroo meat is in special demand in Melbourne, as well as in many other cities in Australia. A classic steak from it will cost visitors about 25 Australian dollars.
Chocolate remains the main component of the most popular desserts. Several famous chocolate factories operate in the city. Haigh's Chocolates and Gânache have long become popular local attractions, which produce a variety of cocoa products. The factories have shops where visitors can buy various kinds of candies, figured chocolate, cocoa powder for making hot chocolate, and other interesting sweets.
Tender meringue cake "Pavlova" prepared with fresh exotic fruits is considered a traditional local dessert. The recipe for this cake was invented in 1926 by one of the local confectioners. He decided to name it in honor of the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova who toured Australia at that time. Melbourne offers both upscale restaurants known far beyond the country and lovely family restaurants with affordable prices, so each and every traveler has a chance to explore the local gastronomy.
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