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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow

Vanilla slice, banh mi and fried ice-cream: Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow on seven Australian dishes worth travelling for

‘I am an absolute sucker for regional Chinese Australian food’: Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow sit down to a banquet feast at Golden Crown in Ballarat, Victoria.
‘I am an absolute sucker for regional Chinese Australian food’: Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow sit down to a banquet feast at Golden Crown in Ballarat, Victoria. Photograph: SBS

Australia doesn’t have a singular national dish. Instead it is more of a nationwide buffet: a coast-to-coast spread of snacks, meals and culinary experiences that speak to the country’s diverse histories, peoples and cultures.

For their latest series, Adam and Poh’s Great Australian Bites, the former MasterChef Australia contestants and cookbook authors Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow hit the road for several months, eating their way through the nation’s bain maries, bistros and regional bakeries. Here, they share the highlights of that trip.

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