Made in Australia

One interesting aspect of living on an island/continent, is that a bunch of things influence the availability of *things* to the country.  It's challenging (and expensive) to have stuff shipped here from elsewhere much of the time.  This is especially true for food items.  I've noted that a lot of Australian foods, in both the grocery and the restaurants, are labeled to declare where they are grown.  Yes, I know we see this in certain places in the USA, but the focus on source/origin seems to consistently be present, from vegetables and meats, to the ingredients in a food product.  There's definitely a dominant farm-to-table sentiment here in SA, but the food focus seems to definitely be here in Australia.  I appreciate the attention to where food is sourced and the journey it takes to get into our markets and groceries.  

Vegemite seems like an Aussie joke in the making.  I ran a trail race last weekend; it was part of an ultramarathon series (12k/25k/50k) so they had a serious selection of sustenance at the aid stations, including one section with small triangle sandwiches that were declared to vegemite and cheese.  We actually have a jar of vegemite in our rental house (provided by the owners!) but I haven't committed to anything other than a smell of it.  Apparently vegemite was meant to be a superfood of it's time, but it's an "acquired taste" that I haven't yet tried.  I certainly wasn't going to taste test a food at Mile 7 of a 15 mile race, so I remain a vegemite virgin.  For now.