How Australians talk about tucker is a story that'll make you want to eat the bum out of an elephant
- Written by Howard Manns, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
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Not to put a damper on things, but Australian food hasn’t always made us happy little Vegemites.
One needn’t look further than the humble meat pie to see how our love/hate relationship with Aussie tucker has evolved. In the early 20th century, the dog’s eye was just a cheap staple on our...