Food·Posted on 22 Jan 202023 Australian Food Customs That Americans Will Find Very ConfusingYou're not Australian unless you cover your hot chips in chicken salt.by Isha BassiPost WriterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Spreading fermented yeast extract — aka Vegemite — on toast and calling that a bloody good meal. View this photo on Instagram 2. Mixing ice cream and soft drink together to create a drink called a spider. View this photo on Instagram 3. Devouring a sausage that's fresh off the BBQ and placed diagonally in a slice of white bread. View this photo on Instagram 4. Or alternatively, going to Bunnings — which is a hardware convenience store, for the international folk — to grab a snag. View this photo on Instagram 5. Chucking some Bega cubes and primo cabanossi together to make the original antipasti platter. View this photo on Instagram 6. Dousing hot chips in a thick coating of chicken salt. View this photo on Instagram 7. Throwing some hundreds and thousands onto buttered white bread and calling that a party snack. View this photo on Instagram 8. Soaking a classic meat pie in a bowl of thick pea soup. View this photo on Instagram 9. Frying up big circles of potato and getting into raging debates over their official name. View this photo on Instagram 10. Lathering up a fresh bun with some icing and desiccated coconut. View this photo on Instagram 11. Ordering a chicken parma — tomato sauce and cheese on some breaded chicken breast — almost every time you visit the local pub. View this photo on Instagram 12. Frothing over a Chiko Roll, which is essentially a load of cabbage stuffed in a pastry roll that has then been deep-fried. View this photo on Instagram 13. Creating an Asian-inspired side to be the perfect accompaniment to fish and chips. View this photo on Instagram 14. Shortening the iconic McDonald's to the more Aussie-sounding Macca's. View this photo on Instagram 15. Adding beetroot, pineapple, and a fried egg to create the perfect burger. View this photo on Instagram 16. Drinking alcohol out of a shoe. View this photo on Instagram 17. Or guzzling down a whole bag of cask wine while playing Goon of Fortune. View this photo on Instagram 18. Topping scoops of vanilla ice cream with some Milo. View this photo on Instagram 19. Ending a long night of drinking with a trip to the local kebab store. View this photo on Instagram 20. Eating devon sandwiches for lunch as a kid. View this photo on Instagram 21. Putting chocolate frogs in jelly and selling them at school bake sales. View this photo on Instagram 22. Picking up a sausage roll while you're at the servo getting fuel. View this photo on Instagram 23. And finally, converting chocolate-covered biccies into a makeshift straw so that they can be slurped in a hot beverage. View this photo on Instagram