G'Day, I am an American and Australian citizen and have been living in Queensland, Australia for 15 years now. At Christmas time we have cold salads and prawns on the barbie! Much like America fresh fruit and vegetables. Fun in the sun, as Christmas is our summer time! Pumpkins here are roasted and eaten in bite size portions. Pavlova is a meringue that is very sweet and designed into a circle and fresh fruit and whipped cream is placed over it. Very sweet and light. Yummy!
Winter time, we make pumpkin soup! Very rich and silky. Lots of roasted meats and winter vegetables!
Not many fruit pies. But as you remarked about 'meat pies'. They are very similar to our American 'pot pies'. Only thing different is you can actually hold them in your hand and eat them. The bottom crust is firmer and the top crust is more of a 'puffed pastry'. They are delicious, as you can get a variety of mixtures: such as beef, cheese and onions or mashed potatoes and steak.. oh my gosh! We found a bakery that makes the best meat pies ever!!!
Anyway, thanks for the question. Great to share different cultures! We are ALL so very much alike! We need to embrace each other more! What a beautiful world we would have! Stay safe and well. Cheers, Ardella
