Lockdowns come and go but our national obsession for nostalgic food lives on. It started with empty shelves in the baking aisle at the supermarket. I personally had trouble getting my hands on glace cherries. A disaster. The baking trend moved into many of our homes and stayed there. It seems we crave things that make us feel safe and secure. And this comes in the form of baked goodness.
Related Content This trend isn't just viral. It's global. While Americans and other cultures look to their own culinary heritage for comfort, we look to ours. And what we have on offer here in Australia is ours and ours alone. Recipes for lamingtons, Anzac biscuits and scones are what we want. And slices. Aussies have a collective obsession with them. While there are too many slices to mention, the flavours are constant: caramel, chocolate, passionfruit, lemon and coconut.
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