What to eat in Sydney? Our selection of 10 Sydney specialties

Australia is located far from the borders of Europe. You'll agree even more after having traveled the 15 hours of flight that separate the hexagon from the Australian coasts. Yet the culinary influence of Western countries is vivid, with a predominance of English cuisine – don't worry, only the best aspects – and Irish. You'll also recognize Mediterranean, Asian flavors and many others.

1. The rolls

Here's the perfect snack to satisfy small hungers during your visit to Sydney. Chiko rolls are the Australian version of Chinese spring rolls. The puff pastry is filled with meat, barley, chopped vegetables and rice. Another recipe exists with cheese and bacon, in the same spirit as our sausage rolls. Everything then goes into the fryer to be served hot with some sauces.

2. Australian barbecue

Barbecue is an essential sharing moment for Australians. They don't hesitate to improvise one on the beach, in a park or anywhere they find a grill! Australian barbecues have the particularity of being very abundant and varied. You'll find steaks for hamburgers as well as seafood or sausages, called "snags". Hard to be more generous, accompanied by garlic bread, fresh or grilled vegetables.

3. Barramundi

This colossal fish will delight lovers of fresh products. This name of Aboriginal origin means "large-scaled river fish", that says it all! Barramundi is also the favorite of Australians, who use ingenuity to prepare it. In Sydney, you'll have the opportunity to eat this big fish grilled, fried or of course, on the barbecue.

4. Australian burgers

Australians are crazy about them and know how to enhance them like no one else! In Sydney, you'll taste 2.0 burgers, filled with a juicy steak and beetroot. The famous hamburgers are omnipresent in the local gastronomy. For this reason, you absolutely must try them during your trip.

5. Meat pie

Here's a classic of Australian gastronomy. Australians consume several hundred million of them each year, imagine that! Strong from its success, this specialty is present at all events and in all typical restaurants in Sydney. The meat pie consists essentially of minced meat, between two layers of shortcrust pastry.

6. Chicken parmigiana

Here's a dish with Italian influences, which has become essential in Australian gastronomy. Try it in Sydney, if you're a lover of meat and parmesan. It's a chicken-based dish, generously stuffed with ham, then covered with Neapolitan sauce and parmesan. You'll enjoy it accompanied by fries or salad.

7. Tim tam

For a chocolatey treat, this is where it's at! Tim tams are small cakes, composed of two chocolate biscuits, linked by a chocolate filling, then coated under a layer of melting chocolate. Yes, just that! The ideal is to eat it to accompany tea, coffee or hot chocolate if you dare.

8. Lamington

You won't find a more typical treat than lamington. You'll recognize it by its rectangular shape, coated with chocolate and grated coconut. For the anecdote, there's a National Lamington Day in Australia, on July 21st. Ideally, enjoy this cake to accompany a hot drink in the afternoon.

9. Anzac biscuits

These biscuits were formerly prepared by the wives of ANZAC soldiers – an Australian and New Zealand army corps – and sent to the front to support troop morale. Otherwise, it was customary to sell them to contribute to the famous war effort. Today still, they maintain the memory of the Great War. These biscuits are still regularly consumed in most pastries and tea rooms in Sydney.

10. Damper

Damper is to Australia what the Baguette is to France. This bread is nevertheless more robust than our bakery emblem, since it's a round loaf cooked in the heat of ashes. For the ingredient list, nothing simpler: flour, sugar, butter and milk. This simplicity makes the crumb texture quite rustic and compact. Damper is no less good to consume with jam or a dish with sauce.