All Australians of a certain age absolutely love the Slow Cooker. It is the pinnacle of kitchen achievement, to them. Once one appears in the house, there is no limit to what they will throw in there.

Every Friday, Ross Harrington, a car dealership service manager in Melbourne, heads to a local lunch shop to pick up a couple of deep-fried dim sims, kicking off his weekend dim sim routine.

Truffle-infused dumplings? Pig-shaped buns? You won’t find them in the steamers at Hong Kong Dim Sim Kitchen. This family-run dim sum manufacturer is "true to taste, not to trend". For over 40 years, ...

But did you ever wonder how the humble lamington, dim sim, pavlova, Chiko Roll, Vegemite, or Aeroplane Jelly came to be? This is your definitive guide to Australian-invented foods and their histories.