Adam & Poh's Great Australian Bites

A nation's cuisine reflects its history and its heart. With tens of thousands of years of continuous culinary history, Adam and Poh's adventure starts at the very centre of Australia: Uluru.

If Australia were a cake - what would be the recipe? To start with - the recipe is ancient, handed down over 60,000 years by the oldest, continuous living culture on the planet.

For over a hundred years we've bought cookbooks and recipe magazines. We've learned from television chefs and television contestants. We love home cooking so much, even Hollywood star Naomi Watts passed up a date with Tom Cruise for her mum’s lamb roast. In this episode - we're heading to one of Australia's great food bowls in the Gippsland region of Victoria. We want to see what it is Australians love about simple home cooking and attempt to make the ultimate Aussie family meal.

If you were to drop a pin in a map on any regional town in Australia you will find the three supporting pillars of Aussie culture and cuisine: a pub, a bakery, and a Chinese restaurant. Within this trifecta of taste lies the secret sauce that gives Australia not just great food, but also a unique culture and approach to life. We’re travelling through Regional Victoria from Ballarat to the Bite.

Is there anything more Aussie than a meat pie? Whether pulled from the freezer, scoffed down at the footie, or as quickie at a late night convenience store, some might say that meat pies are Australia's national dish. So, Adam and Poh are heading to Tasmania on a quest to put together a not-so humble version of a classic Aussie Pie. From the spectacular West Coast with some of the cleanest air on the planet. Across the northern edge of the island which is home to some of Tassie's best kept secrets. They'll even attempt to answer the most controversial question of all... Do you want sauce with that?

Over the past couple of centuries, we've adapted, co-opted and melded tastes from all over the world. But in this episode, we are going to look at one great Aussie culinary innovation we've gifted back: brunch. From flat whites, to avo on toast, Aussie baristas and cooks are sought after all over the world. So how did Australian brekky and brunch make it big on the world stage?