Australian Snacks You Need To Try

Whatever the reasons for your trip to Melbourne, you can’t avoid trying out some local snacks if you want to live the Aussie experience to its fullest. Whether you stay in a hotel room, couch surfing or in a homestay in Melbourne, you can count on these Australian snacks to satisfy your craving and, bring some Australia back into your home. 

The best Australian Snacks you can buy in Melbourne.

Melbournians love to eat, and they have high standards because Melbourne is the food capital of Australia. Its food scene is renewed and well known internationally. Yet, snacks are a staple if you really want to experience Melburnian life. Plus, if you are a student or a worker, and find a homestay in Melbourne, it’s pretty much a necessity to have a stock to rely on in dire moments. Having a bit of Australia with you when you go back home, will be a welcome reminder and reminiscence if you know which snacks to buy. 

So here are some ideas for the best Australian Snack you can buy while in Melbourne.

Caramello Koala

We talked about eating the animals from the Coat of Arms already, so which other animals do you connect to Australia? Koalas! This chocolate snack is filled with caramel and is formed in the cute shape of a koala. It also comes in frog shape, filled with chocolate (Freddo snack).

Tim Tams

Possibly the most internationally recognized of the chocolatey snacks, we have Tim Tams. This Australian Snack is one of the most beloved and for good reason. It’s a chocolate biscuit (or choccy bikkie to use the local lingo) covered in chocolate and with a soft chocolate center. You can enjoy a Tim Tam Slam by biting the 2 ends off the cookie (sorry, bikkie) and sipping a beverage, like coffee or tea, up through the bikkie. Bring this one back home, you’ll be addicted. 

Lamingtons

This Snack can be made with your host in the home, and it’s another reason why the best accommodation is ahomestay in Melbourne. Lamingtons are delicious little squared sponge cakes, filled with jam and covered in chocolate and coconut. You can find it everywhere, exchange some recipes with your hosts, and have as many as you can imagine. Unlimited lamingtons. We love the idea!

 

Snag

This Australian Snack should stop being Australian and become international. Snag means sausage in Aussie, but it also refers to this take on the traditional hot dog. The sausage is indeed served with a slice of white bread, topped with onions and tomato sauce (aka ketchup). Definitely, a must-try.

 

Chicko roll

The name means chicken roll, although it doesn't always contain chicken. A chicko roll is a sort of deep-fried, hot spring roll, that you can enjoy on the go.

 

Vegemite Worms

You couldn’t avoid mentioning something with vegemite while talking about Melbourne or Australia in general. Besides the not really inviting name, this Snack is delicious (if you love vegemite). It consists of a layer of vegemite and butter, squeezed between two perforated cracker biscuits until the vegemite forms little worms on the cracker biscuit’s surface. Ask your hosts about trying it, most often in every homestayat Melbourne you’ll find the basic ingredients. 

We feel sorry for what we have left behind. Golden Gaytime, Pavlova, Meat pies…we had enough time to choose just some of the many fantastic Australian snacks. In Melbourne, you can find thousands more. You just have to go out and explore, and if you need some directions, why not ask your host? At Homestay Harmony, you’ll find the right people to guide you through the snack jungle out there.

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