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Until the 1950s Australians ate a very "English"
diet - roast meat, usually lamb or mutton, and boiled vegetables.
But at the end of the Second World War,
millions of refugees came to Australia from Europe.
These people came from Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia,
Germany and many other countries.
They brought with them their languages,
their cultures and their cooking.
Gradually English speaking Australians began
to accept and enjoy different types of cuisine as restaurants
sprang up in all of the major cities.
Pavement cafes such as those in Paris and
Rome became common features of the larger Australian cities
and proved to be very well-suited to the excellent climate.
Australia had had Chinese restaurants since
the 1850s Gold rush.
Melbourne and Sydney have very large Chinatowns
but those in Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Darwin are also
growing bigger every year.
The food at these restaurants at first was
mostly Cantonese.
In the 1970s and 1980s refugees and immigrants
came to Australia from Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and
Thailand.
In addition, many students came from China
to study in Australia.
This period saw the growth of many Asian
restaurants in Australia towns and cities.
There are now even many Chinese regional
restaurants from places such as Shanghai and Beijing as
well as Cantonese restaurants.
Of course, there has been tremendous growth
in the fast food market, especially take-away chicken, pizza
and hamburgers.
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