Food and wine in Victoria and the Northern Territory

Even Central Australia, once firmly in the grip of burned steak and limp salads, is becoming food-savvy. This is now a great place to sample some of the country’s famous “feral foods”, such as emu, crocodile, kangaroo and buffalo – plus a range of bush tucker (fruits, seeds and nuts) used by the indigenous people.

The following is just a sample of the many gourmet delights that you can discover when you set out on your food and wine odyssey around Melbourne, Victoria and the Northern Territory .

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA

Not so long ago Melburnians boasted about the city’s wonderful 19th-century boulevards, its efficient tram system or perhaps the thriving music and theatre scene. These days the conversation always begins: “When you’re in Melbourne you must book a table at so-and-so.”

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