Australian family and food culture from the book "Hungry Planet"

 Today, I'm going to introduce you an Australian family and food culture from the book called "Hungry Planet". 

The family is called the Molloy family.

Natalie is the mother of this family, and she is a finance officer at the University of Queensland College. John is the father and he is a banker. They have two kids which is Emily and Sean.

This is how the grocery stores look like in Australia.

Next, this is the family's weekly consumption.

From the weekly consumption, the family buys a unique product called "Vegemite".

Vegemites are made from mainly yeast extract and salt.

It's a by-product of beer brewing. It has a very salty and powerful taste, and is often used with butter. It also has a characteristic scent.

I actually went to Australia when I was in high school and tried eating vegemite. Honestly, it wasn't my thing. It was really salty and I wouldn't want to try it again.

Now about the Australian food culture, Australia's population is concentrated on the coasts, so seafood is a major part of most people's diets.

But the Molloys don't eat a lot of seafood because Emily (the daughter) is skeptical and Natalie (the mother) can't abide it.

Lastly about the differences and similarities with the Japanese food culture, 

the similarity is that seafood is considered as one of the main ingredients.

The difference is that because of the ethnic diversity, their food and culture is greatly affected by immigrants from various countries. 

By reading and gathering information about Australian culture, I got more interested in it, and I hope I can visit there again soon!!