Features of Australian cooking
Restaurants in Melbourne must definitely like the lovers of Australian cuisine, as well as make a pleasant impression on those who are just planning to get acquainted with it. In these culinary customs, the traditions of English, Japanese, Chinese and Malaysian gastronomic traditions were intertwined. The local residents love both national dishes, and the Greek cuisine respect, and Italian ... Therefore, walking around Almost any street Melbourne, you will be able to detect a gastronomic institution that specializes in some of the listed world directions of cooking.One of the most famous dishes in Australia is VEGEMITE paste . It represents a peculiar seasoning in the form of a dark-brown paste, invented in 1923 by the Biochemist Kallisister. Over the past five to six decades, it has become a National Australian Kushan. They are replaced by mustard here, but the taste is not completely similar to us to the seasoning - just the local use it the same way as we mustard. At its base, it consists of extract of beer yeast, it also contains celery, onions and an essence of aromatic aldehydes (in it and the whole secret of the one who invented Vegemite). It is distinguished by pleasant taste, it loves not only Australians, but also residents of New Zealand - they add it to flour, egg and sausage dishes, and thus give the kushans "Australian taste".
Love Australians to eat also and gifts of the sea. Try here Fish-cooked fish , with potatoes, roasted in the same way, or with vegetable salad.
Those who prefer meat dishes, will be delighted with local delicacy - meat pies which are offered in completely different in the level of gastronomic establishments. The visitors in particular love the dishes of the category "Bush Tucker": if you notice such an inscription next to the name of the dish, then know that it was prepared at coal.
A large number of gourmets believes that the eats that are prepared at coals can, in principle, can be considered Australian, because such a way was once borrowed from the indigenous population of Australia.
Wines in Melbourne also excellent So tourists often buy them as a national souvenir. Local wine production can be tried in almost all establishments, however, if you are scrupulous in this matter, then travel directly to some appropriate production, and taste the drink there.
Those who prefer beer , in Melbourne also, you can say, lucky - here you can try Excellent varieties of this drink . Most popular brands are such as "Queen Victoria" and "Fosters" - They are exported to many countries of the world.
Gastronomic institutions Melbourne
Specificable about the gastronomic establishments of the city, we mention that comes in the number of the best in the world - we are talking about the Flower Drum restaurant. Fans of Italian culinary delights can be advised to visit the Grossi Florentino establishment, and the connoisseurs of oriental cuisine are any of those in the Chinatown area. By the way, keep in mind that on Fridays and on weekends in Chinatown free place you are unlikely to be able to find, so get comfortable about to book a table in advance.
Restaurant Grossi Florentino.
This is the most popular institution of the city, which specializes in Italian gastronomic traditions - both historical and modern. Here you can order some culinary "chip" from the chef, or to taste something easier. The GROSSI Florentino restaurant reigns Renaissance, the spirit of the establishment over time does not change, this is a kind of icon of the city, which represents a magnet for connoisseurs of exquisite food. The chef Guy and his brother Chris Rodriguez prepare food from the highest quality products, while always trying to introduce some innovations into the process, so that the list of dishes in the menu is updated constantly.
The institution is located on 80 Bourke Street Melbourne 3000, you can bring help by phone: (03) 9662-1811. The restaurant is open every day, schedule: 07: 00-22: 00. On average, to eat here will cost from 20 to 50 dollars. For more information, you can find on the site of the institution: http://www.grossifluorentino.com/.
Restaurant Flower Drum
In this popular and expensive restaurant serves Kushans Chinese - or rather, Cantonese, kitchen. Among the institutions of this type is the most expensive in the city. Translated its name means "Floral Drum": there is such a Chinese dance, elegant and beautiful. I must say, the name corresponds to the atmosphere of the institution, where the staff is "elegant and beautiful" guess the desires of their visitors. Most often, the flower drum is ordered "Peking Duck"; The connoisseurs of simple and exquisite Cantonese cooking can also be enjoyed by fresh scallops and many other seafood, enjoy salads, soups, lamb agriculture and excessive desserts.
The establishment is located at 17 Market Lane, you can contact (03) 9662-3655, or find out the necessary information on the official website: http://www.flower-drum.com/. The restaurant is working on the following schedule: from Monday to Saturday - 12: 00-14: 30, 18: 00-23: 00, on Sunday - 18: 00-22: 30.
Hofbrauhaus restaurant
In this institution, visitors are offered by Bavarian culinary delights - yes, Australia can surprise! The restaurant specializes in the national German cuisine with real Bavarian delicacies, and the choice is very wide: here you can enjoy pork rubber, classic Bavarian sausages, juicy strzdel, calf school. You can drink this yummy beer - naturally, German, and the choice of varieties is just huge here.
Hofbrauhaus Restaurant is located at 18-24 Market Lane. Phone for references - (0 3) 9663-3361. The institution is open on schedule: from Monday to Saturday - from 12:00 to 15:00 and from 5:30 pm to 23:00, and on Sunday - from 17:30 to 22:00. For more information, visit the official website of the restaurant: http://www.hofbrauhaus.com.au.