To ensure their haven would stand out from the pack, they chose an Australian theme to fit the relaxed but lively mood of their ideal restaurant. The very first Outback Steakhouse opened in March '88 in Tampa.

In the Outback Steakhouse recipe they claim to have an "Aussie crunch" which can be achieved by cooking and frying bits of Angel Hair pasta; which I did, but I don't think it really made a difference to the taste so you can leave out that step if you'd like.

Outback Steakhouse is an American chain of Australian-themed casual dining restaurants, serving American cuisine, based in Tampa, Florida. The chain has over 1,000 locations in 23 countries throughout North America, South America, Asia, and Australia.

Outback Steakhouse is one of the many casual steakhouse chains that has risen to popularity in America. It's best known for, of course, a menu filled with grilled steaks and the iconic Bloomin' Onion.

Much like British cuisine, traditional food from Australia includes a classic meat pie. Wrapped in delicious crumbly pastry, Australian meat pies are usually stuffed with a saucy blend of minced beef, cheese, mushrooms and gravy. Versions filled with mashed potatoes, peas or a tomato sauce are also available.

Topped with melted Monterey Jack, Cheddar and chopped bacon with house-made ranch dressing.

Topped with melted Monterey Jack, Cheddar and chopped bacon with house-made ranch dressing.

Aussie Crunch is made of crushed cornflakes, coconut, butter, sugar, golden syrup, cocoa powder and flour which are combined then oven baked.

Temperatures in the central deserts can reach 50 degrees in the summer, but plunge to as low as minus 10, with regular frosts in winter. 8) The Outback has the only known fossilised dinosaur stampede in the world! Thousands of footprints are preserved in mudstone near Lark Quarry Conservation Park.

Due to the vast open spaces and extreme amounts of uninhabited land, the Northern Territory is one of the least densely populated states in the world. To put things into perspective, the outback accumulates for up to 70% of Australia's landmass but is only populated by 3% of the country's people.

10 most popular traditional Australian foods

• Chicken parmigiana. This classic Aussie chicken dish – with roots in Italian-American cooking – is a staple offering at many pub menus in the country.
• Barbecued snags (aka sausages)
• Lamingtons.
• A burger with 'the lot'
• Pavlova.
• Meat pies.
• Barramundi.
• Vegemite on toast.

Celebrating Australia's favourite dishes

• Chicken & veg pie. Ask most Aussies what their favourite comfort food is and if they don't say pie, they're probably lying.
• Insanity burger.
• Chilli sausage rolls.
• Banana bread.
• Berry good pancakes.
• Scruffy veg lasagne.
• My kinda butter chicken.
• Wholemeal-crust pizza rossa.

Aussie Fries

• Aussie Fries.
• 1 (2 lb) bag frozen french fries.
• 1 cup colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded.
• 6 pieces bacon, cooked.
• 24 fluid ounces peanut oil (Can be reused later, store in refrigerator)
• Dipping Sauce.
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream.
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish.

The term “Outback,” or “the bush,” defines any part of Australia removed from the more-settled edges of the continent. In other words, it is “out back” from the larger cities that reside on Australia's coasts. The Outback is typified as arid or semiarid, open land, often undeveloped.

Ingredients. Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Nonfat Milk, Milkfat, Lactose, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Crisped Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar, Barley Malt, Salt).

A fantastic choice, the Aussie Chocolate Lover's box includes:

• - Original Pack of Tim Tams.
• - Double Coat Pack of Tim Tams.
• - A Large Wagon Wheel.
• - A Large Violet Crumble.
• - A Large Cherry Ripe.
• - One Sachet of Milo.
• - Two Caramello Koalas.
• - Two Freddo Frogs.