Editing Australian cuisine (section)

== Take-away and convenience foods  ==
[[File:Milk Bar, Miller Street.jpg|thumb|A traditional [[milk bar]] in the Melbourne suburb of North Fitzroy]]
[[File:Finley Fish Shop.JPG|thumb|A fish and chip shop, [[Finley, New South Wales]]]]

The traditional places to buy [[Take-out|take-away food]] in Australia has long been at a local [[milk bar]], [[fish and chip]] shop, or [[bakery]], though these have met with stiff competition from fast food chains and convenience stores in recent decades.

Iconic Australian take-away food (i.e. [[fast food]]) includes [[Meat pie (Australia and New Zealand)|meat pie]]s, [[sausage roll]]s, [[Pasty|pasties]], [[Chiko Roll]]s, and [[dim sim]]s. Meat pies, sausage rolls, and pasties are often found at milk bars, bakeries, and petrol stations, often kept hot in a [[pie warmer]] or needing to be [[Microwave oven|microwave]]d; meat pies are also a staple at [[Australian Football League|Australian Rules football]] matches.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.australian-information-stories.com/meat-pie.html | title=Australian Meat Pie }}</ref> Chiko Rolls, dim sims and other foods needing to be [[Deep frying|deep-fried]] are to be found at fish and chip shops, which have the necessary [[deep fryer]]s in which to cook them.

Bread rolls, with a variety of fillings, are a common alternative to sandwiches, with '''double-cut rolls''' (effectively two sandwiches) a South Australian specialty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96209496 |title="Is There No Control?" |newspaper=[[The Recorder (Port Pirie)]] |issue=13,254 |location=South Australia |date=31 January 1949 |access-date=17 September 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The Australian hamburgers and [[steak sandwich]]es are also found at [[fish and chip]] shops. Australian hamburgers consist of a fried beef patty, served with shredded lettuce and sliced tomato in a (usually toasted) round bread roll or bun. [[Tomato sauce#Australia|Tomato sauce]] or [[barbecue sauce]] are almost always included. Bacon, cheese and fried onions are also common additions, as is a slice of [[beetroot]] and/or a fried egg, with other options including sliced pineapple. [[Pickled cucumber|Pickles]] are rarely included, except in burgers from American chains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://burgershereandthere.com/2011/03/02/australian-burger-recipe/ |title=Australian burger recipe |publisher=burgers here and there |date=2 March 2011 |access-date=17 September 2011}}</ref> Steak sandwiches come with the same options, but instead of a beef patty they consist of a thin steak and are served in two slices of toast, not buns.

Pizza has also become a popular take-away food item in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australia Pizza (Prepared Meals) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytics, 2021-2026 |url=https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/australia-pizza-market-analysis/ |website=www.globaldata.com}}</ref>

Commonly found at community and fundraising events are [[sausage sizzle]] stalls – a stall with a barbecue hot plate on which sausages are cooked. At a sausage sizzle the sausage is served in a slice of white bread, with or without tomato sauce and with the option of adding fried onions, and eaten as a snack or as a light lunch. A sausage sizzle at a [[Polling place|polling station]] on any Australian state or Federal election day has humorously become known as a [[Democracy sausage]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Hilary Whiteman|title=In Australia, sausages are a symbol of election day. Here's why|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/17/australia/australia-sausage-sizzle-election-intl/index.html|access-date=2021-09-08|website=CNN|date=17 May 2019 }}</ref> Similar stalls are held in the car parks of most [[Bunnings]] hardware stores on weekends, by volunteers fund-raising for service clubs, charities, societies or sporting groups. The company supplies the infrastructure and enforces standards, including prices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bunnings.com.au/about-us/in-our-community |title=In Our Community |publisher=Bunnings |access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref>

The [[halal snack pack]] ("HSP", also known in South Australia as an AB<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/food-and-drink/article/halal-snack-pack-no-adelaides-version-called-ab | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110120313/https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/food-and-drink/article/halal-snack-pack-no-adelaides-version-called-ab | archive-date=10 November 2021 | title=Halal Snack Pack? No, Adelaide's Version is Called an "AB" }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.weekendnotes.com/adelaides-best-ab/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531224157/https://www.weekendnotes.com/adelaides-best-ab/ | archive-date=31 May 2024 | title=Where is Adelaide's Best AB }}</ref>) originated in Australia as a fusion of [[Middle Eastern cuisine|Middle Eastern]] and [[European cuisine|European]] flavours, common at kebab shops around Australia. It consists of [[doner kebab]] meat served over hot chips and covered in sauces (such as chilli, garlic, or barbecue sauce).<ref name="MTV 2016">{{cite web|date=March 14, 2016|title=Your Local Kebab Shop Is Now Trending, Introducing Your New Facebook Group Obsession|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/travel/news/introducing-your-new-facbook-group-obsession-the-halal-snack-pack-appreciation-society|access-date=April 30, 2016|website=MTV}}</ref>

{{gallery
| align = center
| title = Australian take-away foods
| Four'N Twenty Pie at the AFL.jpg|Meat pie at a football match 
| Sausage roll.jpg| A sausage roll served in-house at a bakery
| Australian pasties.jpg|An assortment of pasties
| Chiko roll in bag handheld.jpg|[[Chiko Roll]] in a bag
| Fast food dim sum and soy sauce.jpg|A deep-fried South Melbourne [[dim sim]]
| Sausage Sizzle - Snowy Valley Resort AUD3.50.jpg|Sausages with onions in bread from a [[sausage sizzle]]
| Hspchips (cropped).jpg
|[[Halal snack pack]]}}