So I wanted to try something new for game night last weekend – Aussie party snacks! Honestly thought it’d be just vegemite sandwiches but turns out there’s way more fun stuff down under.
First things first
Googled Aussie party food while drinking my morning coffee. Realized they actually have proper names for these:
- Fairy bread (basically rainbow sprinkles on buttered bread)
- Sausage rolls (like mini meat cigars)
- Cheesy damper bites (weird name, just little bread rolls)
- Prawn cocktails in shot glasses (seafood in tiny cups sounds fancy)
Hit up the grocery store with zero idea where to find Australian stuff. Wandered around for 45 damn minutes! Finally found vegemite in the international aisle. That jar smells like soy sauce mixed with sadness.
Kitchen disaster time
Started with fairy bread – easiest one right? Butter wouldn’t spread on fresh bread, kept tearing holes. Fixed it by microwaving butter for exactly 8 seconds. Accidentally used chocolate sprinkles first – looked like ants crawling on bread. Wiped it off and used rainbow ones instead.
For sausage rolls, bought premade puff pastry. Didn’t thaw properly so it cracked everywhere. Stuffed sausage meat into those cracks like putty. They leaked grease all over my baking sheet. Made the kitchen smoky as hell when drips hit the oven bottom.
Last minute panic
Forgot prawns needed defrosting! Threw frozen shrimp straight into cocktail sauce. Little frosty icebergs floating in there. People showed up early while I was still scraping burnt cheese off damper bites. They tasted fine but looked like lumpy charcoal.
Party verdict
Friends went straight for the fairy bread. Grown adults giggling eating kids’ food. Sausage rolls disappeared first despite the ugly appearance. Prawn cocktails got suspicious stares but everyone tried them. Biggest shock? Somebody actually asked for more vegemite crackers! Aussies are brave eating that salty tar every day.
Total cost? Like $65 for ingredients. Total prep? 3 sweaty hours. Would I make them again? Yeah but probably just fairy bread – minimal effort for maximum laughs.
