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Indulging in Native Australian Foods
Mitchell Library, Sydney, Australia19th April, 2007
What are Native Australian Foods?
Once only sustenance for
Aboriginal people
Isn't ‘bush tucker’
or ‘bush food’
Australian Native Food industry
has evolved since The Bush Tucker
Man
Adapted from wild harvest to commercially
grown and harvested
Cooking with Native Australian Foods
Australian Native Foods requirelittle knowledge
• Ingredients have intense flavours, sometimes requiring pairing with typical fruits.
• Blends are typically better than pure herbs and spices
• Typically used at the end of the cooking cycle• A little bit goes a long way
Herbs
• Many are high in essential oils• Best stored chilled to preserve
the flavour• used at the end of the cooking
cycle
• Lemon Myrtle, Forest Aniseed, Alpine Pepper, Forest Peppermint, Mint Bush, Pepperberry etc
Meats• Kangaroo now in
supermarkets• Generally need to be
cooked medium rare• Well aged meats
have a strong gamey flavour
Fruits• Quandong, Riberries, Wild
Limes, • Many are too strong to be
eaten rawfor example; too sour
• Processed ( i.e. confit ) the fruits are more palatable
Educating Chefs around the world
“It’s like Australian herbs and spices have been kept in a secret cupboard for centuries and we
just found them”Michael Colomanco
Chef & Host of The Good Food ShowNew York
Australian Cuisine
Promotions• Co-promotion with
Vic Cherikoff • Held promotions in
15 countries • In-conjunction
with Austrade
Chef Workshops • Focus on using
Australian ingredients • Held workshops in 12
countries• Michelin Star Chefs
have attended • Chefs use Australian
ingredients afterwards
Australian Menu Planning Guide
Australian Menu Planning Guide• 50 pages of dishes using Australian ingredients• Inspires chefs with ideas and concepts • Similar to a banquet kit supplied by hotels • Ideal for Australian menus for Australian Day or
other public holidays like Melbourne Cup.
Chef and Restaurant Kit
Chef and Restaurant Kit • Kit of commercially designed ingredients• Designed for a chefs to experiment with flavours• Includes Australia Menu Planning Guide• All chefs then place ingredients on to menus
Educating thewider public
Dining Downunder
• Australian Cooking Show • Filmed around Australia • Hosted by Vic Cherikoff, Benjamin Christie and Mark McCluskey • 13 Episodes • Screened in 48 countries• Soon on Joost TV • www.dining-downunder.com
Dining Downunder
Dining Downunder Cookbook
Dining Downunder Cookbook• Over 90 recipes from Dining Downunder• Each recipes has a full page photo• All recipes use Native Australian ingredients • Foreword by Australian entrepreneur, Dick Smith, the face behind Dick
Smith Foods• Available at www.dining-downunder.com/shop
Joost• Joost is an IPTV application • From the creators of Skype• “Australian Food TV” channel • Cooking videos with Vic Cherikoff • Using a wide range of ingredients • Global audience with a focus on the USA• www.joost.com
Cooking Demos• In store cooking demonstrations • Hands on cooking class for up to 12
people• Trade shows and exhibitions • Corporate events, conferences &
seminars
Videos on youtube.com• 8 Videos on www.youtube.com/chefsaustralia • 3 x 10 min videos a week from May 2007 • Websites can take our videos and embed them• YouTube has a daily audience of 40 million
Media Moving Parade
• Ongoing media campaign• Regular Press Releases to niche markets• Television interviews• Newspaper and Magazine interviews • Aim to achieve something in the press each week
somewhere in the world. • Podcast and Radio interviews
The Future for Native Australian Foods
Australian Restaurant Concepts
• Continues to be increased interest in Australian Restaurant concepts with enquires from Middle East, Europe and America already this year.
• Growth areas include hotel chains and established in new Australian themed franchises
Australian Restaurant Concepts
• Outback Steakhouse has 1200 restaurants around the world (800 in the US alone)
• Now there are Australian restaurant concepts in Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
• 2006 saw a number of Australian restaurants opening in the USA
• Bondi Bar and Kitchen opened in San Diego December 2006
Food Service• Commercially produced
items such as dressings, sauces, etc
• Sous Vide products pre-prepared for food service (soups, meats, poultry etc)
Websites
www.benjaminchristie.comwww.cherikoff.net
www.dining-downunder.com
Coming soon ; www.upsidedownkitchen.com
www.ausralianfood.tv
Questions?