The candy wasn’t sour at all and tasted more like Swedish Fish, and as someone who loves sour things, I was disappointed to find out that many Australians don’t like sour candy and flavors.
One of the very first meals I tried was a dish my roommate made called cob loaf. A dish often made for parties and gathering, cob loaf is a bread bowl made with a round loaf (often Coburg loaf) and filled with a savory cheese dip with bacon that is baked. Typically, pieces of the bread are supposed to be torn off and dipped into the dip; however when my roommate was baking it, the dish burned, so we dipped some chips in it instead. It was a delicious dip that came with a fun and comedic story to tell others about my very first day in Australia.
While out adventuring and running errands, I’ve also observed a lot of new and different things as well. A common thing that I noticed was an abundance of Asian restaurants of all kinds, from Korean fried chicken and Chinese fried rice to Indian butter chicken curry and Lebanese kebabs. Melbourne, Australia, has a large Asian population, and I find that to be heavily reflected in the food sold in grocery stores and restaurants. These restaurants (as well as many others) also make an effort to use more environmentally friendly to-go packaging and utensils, opting for recyclable and biodegradable options rather than plastic. I've also come to notice the large amount of coffee shops around, all of which are small-businesses or family-owned and completely different from the typical chain coffee shops like Starbucks and Dunkin' back home. Avocado is another food that is seemingly popular in Australia.
