Editing Australian cuisine (section)

==Meat and poultry==
[[File:Chicken parmigiana.jpg|thumb|[[Chicken parmigiana]], colloquially known as a chicken "parmi" or "parma", is a popular [[pub food]]]]
Chicken is the most commonly consumed of all meats or poultry by weight, with approximately 47 kilograms of chicken consumed by the average Australian per year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Facts & Figures - ACMF |url=https://www.chicken.org.au/facts-and-figures/ |website=The Australian Chicken Meat Federation |access-date=24 June 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Sheep eating grass edit02.jpg|thumb|right|Sheep grazing in rural Australia. Early British settlers introduced [[Western culture|Western]] stock and crops]]

{{As of|2018|19}} Australians ate around 25 kilograms of [[beef]] per person with beef having a 35% share of fresh meat sales by value, the highest of any fresh meat in 2018–19.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fast Facts 2019 — Australia's beef industry The off-farm meat value (domestic expenditure plus export value) of the Australian beef industry was approximately $19.6 billion in 2018-19 – up 10% on the 2017-18 period (MLA estimate). |url=https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/prices--markets/documents/trends--analysis/fast-facts--maps/mla-beef-fast-facts-2019.pdf |website=[[Meat & Livestock Australia]] |access-date=24 June 2020}}</ref>

Lamb is very popular in Australia, with roasting cuts (legs and shoulders), [[Meat chop|chops]], and [[Shank (meat)|shanks]] being the most common cuts. Lamb will often form part of either a [[Sunday roast]] or a barbecue. It is also commonly found as an ingredient in [[Gyro (food)|gyros]] and [[doner kebab]]s, brought by Greek and Turkish  immigrants in the 1960s and 1970s. Australia consumes more lamb and mutton than any other country listed by the [[OECD]]-[[FAO]] (with [[Kazakhstan]] in second place). In 2017, Australians consumed an average of {{Convert|8.5|kg|lb}} per person. By way of comparison, New Zealanders average {{convert|3.2|kg|lb}} and Americans just {{convert|0.4|kg|lb}}.<ref>[https://data.oecd.org/agroutput/meat-consumption.htm Meat consumption], OECD Data. Retrieved 6 December 2016.</ref>

Lunch at an [[Australian pub]] is called a ''[[counter lunch]]'', while the term ''counter meal'' is used for either lunch or dinner.<ref>{{cite web|title=1857 First reference to the counter lunch|url=https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/first-counter-lunch/|access-date=28 June 2020|website=Australian food history timeline|date=September 1850 }}</ref> Common dishes served at counter lunches and counter meals are steak and chips, [[chicken parmigiana]] and chips, a mixed grill (an assortment of grilled meats), and roast lamb or beef with roast vegetables.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Callan Boys|date=10 November 2014|title=Ten classic Australian pub foods|url=https://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out/ten-classic-australian-pub-foods-20141119-11jkqa|access-date=28 June 2020|website=The Good Food Guide}}</ref>

=== Game===
[[Kangaroo meat]] is available as [[Game (hunting)|game]] in Australia, although it is not among the most commonly eaten meats. In colonial-era recipes, kangaroo was treated much like [[ox tail]], and braised until tender forming a rich gravy. It is available today in various cuts and sausages.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Woodgate|first1=Thomas|title=Australian food: 40 dishes locals like to call their own|url=http://travel.cnn.com/sydney/eat/40-foods-australians-call-their-own-651613|website=CNN Travel|access-date=27 July 2015|date=3 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kangaroo-industry.asn.au/products/cuts.htm |title=KIAA – Kangaroo Meat Cuts |publisher=Kangaroo-industry.asn.au |access-date=17 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023156/http://www.kangaroo-industry.asn.au/products/cuts.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016  }}</ref> Kangaroo is, however, a common commercial [[dog food]] in Australia.

Other less commonly eaten forms of game are [[emu]] and [[Crocodile meat|crocodile]].

{{Gallery
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|Kangaroo steak at a restaurant in Sydney, Australia.jpg
|Kangaroo steak
| Krokodilmenu fg1.jpg|A crocodile dish}}