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

[Tonks]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Barb Fulton" 
<barbfulton at ...> wrote:
>
> Wolfie wrote:
> 
> > But then there's loads of great stuff we have that you guys 
> don't :)
> > 
> Barb now:
> 
> 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. 
> 
> 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?
>

Tonks:
So what is all of that?? Never heard of any of it. Educate me, 
please. Thanks.

Tonks_op