{"id":79641,"date":"2020-09-24T08:04:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T08:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=79641"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:36:37","slug":"food","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/melbourne\/food\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Options in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;three-top-tips&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Melbourne is a foodie&#8217;s paradise, and thanks to the huge numbers of immigrants that have swelled her numbers over the years, exotic foods from all corners of earth are standard fare at most Melbourne tables. If you have a taste for an ingredient that has not yet made its way into the mainstream, you will find it in one of the specialty stores that pepper the city.<\/p>\n<p>There is no such thing as Traditional Australian Cuisine (at least from the point of view of white settlers). In the nineties, chefs finally began to access the truly traditional foods that the first Australians have been eating for forty thousand years.<\/p>\n<p>Now a respectable Modern Australian menu will contain.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A myriad of seafood options<\/li>\n<li>Kangaroo Meat (once a highly suspect and rare food item, now available in supermarkets)<\/li>\n<li>Crocodile<\/li>\n<li>Emu<\/li>\n<li>Witchety Grub (a fat, tree-dwelling insect larva that tastes lightly nutty &#8211; and yes, like chicken)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A &#8216;standard&#8217; Australian family probably won\u00b4t have a fridge full of larvae, though, tending to stick to Mediterranean-style dishes, Asian-inspired wok fried foods and more traditional English fare.<\/p>\n<p>It is impossible to get away from ethnic food in Melbourne and you would be crazy to want to. Food from every continent is readily available for all budgets.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are occasional stories of food poisoning in Melbourne, these are isolated and almost always one-off cases. No matter where you are in the city (whether in an affluent area or a poorer one), your food will be prepared in a sanitary way.<\/p>\n<p>Shopping for food in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/melbourne\/\">Melbourne<\/a> can either be a convenient and brightly lit homogeneous experience (in the abundance of large chain supermarkets) or a uniquely hands-on local affair. Building relationships with your local merchants is highly recommended. They will entice you to taste new products and meats, and eventually, keep the best and freshest for you behind the counter. Whether you are a devotee of the all-in-one supermarket, a wanderer who like to browse among the smells and accents of the open-air market or buy all your groceries from different vendors on Main Street, you&#8217;ll find exactly what you are looking for in Melbourne. The quality of fresh fruit and vegetables available for retail sale can vary enormously, though, so choosing the right market or seller is an important task.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;city-side-bar&#8221;][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;sidebar-section-one&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Top Tips&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; up=&#8221;&#8221; down=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-condensed sidebar-section-one-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"number\">01<\/td>\n<td>Get involved with Aussie rules football. The quicker you learn the rules and pick a team, the quicker you\u2019ll be bonding with the locals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"number\">02<\/td>\n<td>Melbourne is filled with culinary goldmines. Be brave, be willing to look around the graffiti covered corner and you will be rewarded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"number\">03<\/td>\n<td>As fantastic a city as Melbourne is, some of the landscape that surrounds it is better. Some of Australia\u2019s most amazing scenery is on your door<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"number\">04<\/td>\n<td>While Southbank is a nice, bright area, full of gleaming new shops and restaurants, it is unequivocally viewed by Melbournians as a tourist trap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"number\">05<\/td>\n<td>While Melbourne has a bit of a reputation for being cold and blustery, with unpredictable weather patterns, the city comes alive in the warmer summer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;sidebar-section-two&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Useful links&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;useful-links&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; up=&#8221;&#8221; down=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;useful-links&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.newcomersnetwork.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newcomersnetwork.com\/\">http:\/\/www.newcomersnetwork.com<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite for expatriates living in Melbourne.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehat.com.au\/melbourne\/overview\/melbourne.aspx\">http:\/\/www.whitehat.com.au\/melbourne\/overview\/melbourne.aspx<\/a><br \/>\nGuide to what&#8217;s on in Melbourne.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.candidcuisine.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.candidcuisine.com\/\">http:\/\/www.candidcuisine.com<\/a><br \/>\nNo holds barred reviews of Melbourne restaurants.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;sidebar-section-three&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Interesting fact&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23333333&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; up=&#8221;&#8221; down=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-condensed sidebar-section-three-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"fa fa-snowflake-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Melbourne was the largest city in Australia at the time of Federation (1901) and as such became the nation&#8217;s interim capital and home of Federal Parliament from 1901-1927. It currently has a population of c. 3.6 million.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;three-top-tips&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Melbourne is a foodie&#8217;s paradise, and thanks to the huge numbers of immigrants that have swelled her numbers over the years, exotic foods from all corners of earth are standard fare at most Melbourne tables. 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