Cuisines widely available in Australia, often prepared by members of the relevant culture, include:
Chinese, synonymous with the term "takeaway" in the past generations. Many Chinese restaurants still cater to takeaway addicts today, mostly of the Australianized Chinese variety, but major cities have small "Chinatowns" or suburbs with a large number of ethnic Chinese residents, that have excellent restaurants serving authentic Chinese food.
Thai, especially in Sydney. As above, suburban Thai restaurants of indifferent quality are starting to replace the previous generation of Chinese restaurants of indifferent quality, but Australia also has excellent and authentic Thai restaurants.
Italian, the Italian community is one of the largest ethnic communities of non Anglo-Saxon origin in Australia, and they have contributed greatly to the cafe culture that has flourished across the major cities over the past few decades. Restaurants either serve Italian food that has been adapted to suit Australian tastes, or authentic regional Italian food, with the latter tending to be pricier and in more upmarket surrounds.
Greek, as above.
Lebanese, especially in Sydney.
Indian, especially North Indian.
Japanese, including bento takeaway shops and sushi trains.
Vietnamese, although many are Vietnamese Chinese run and thus provide a more Chinese experience.
Asian fusion, refers generally to Asian-inspired dishes.
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