Australian Food (was Re: Food Question--before I forget again)

[Barb Fulton]

Wolfie wrote:

> But then there's loads of great stuff we have that you guys 
don't :)
> 
> A friend from the states and I had swapped goodies by post, that's 
a
> fun thing for you to try. :)
> 
> Wolfie!
>

Barb now:

My dad was born and raised in Australia (Melbourne) and we all lived 
in Perth for 4 months when I was young-I had my 7th birthday there. 
Did a fair bit of travelling the country around at that time, 
although I haven't been back.

For Father's Day this Sunday, I would like to put together a basket 
of food from "home" for my dad. Since it is so last minute, I know 
I'll have to make do with what's available-either at the grocery 
store or at an import store. There simply isn't time to have my Aunt 
(still in Australia) or anyone else send me a box of goodies.

Vegemite is easy- it's very readily available, which my dad loves 
and the rest of us hate. I also just found out that an import store 
in the area has one of my favorite things in the whole world (and my 
dad's, too),so I'm going to stock up-I found Violet Crumbles in 
Minnesota! Since the Australian store closed (maybe 15 years ago), 
I've only had 1 Violet Crumble, and I adore them. If I can find 
Pavlova, I'm going to get several. I know a specialty grocery store 
that used to carry it, but I don't know if they do anymore.

So Violet Crumbles, Vegemite, and maybe Pavlova. Aussies- Wolfie or 
anyone else- any suggestions on wonderful Australian foods that I 
should look for?