 Most Indigenous Australian tribal groups subsisted on a simple hunter @-@ gatherer diet of native fauna and flora , otherwise called bush tucker . The first settlers introduced British food to the continent , much of which is now considered typical Australian food , such as the Sunday roast . Multicultural immigration transformed Australian cuisine ; post @-@ World War II European migrants , particularly from the Mediterranean , helped to build a thriving Australian coffee culture , and the influence of Asian cultures has led to Australian variants of their staple foods , such as the Chinese @-@ inspired dim sim and Chiko Roll . Vegemite , pavlova , lamingtons and meat pies are regarded as iconic Australian foods . Australian wine is produced mainly in the southern , cooler parts of the country . 
