The very healthy Mediterranean diet is now all the rage. But the original Greek-Australian food? An ice cream sundae Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

These days, it’s hard to talk food and lifestyle without someone singing the praises of the Mediterranean diet, but Greek food was originally so unfamiliar to the Anglo-Australian palate that savvy cafe owners had to sneak it in behind a very different cuisine- American food.

Yes, milkshakes, hamburgers, and ice cream sundaes were the first foods introduced by the Greek community that Australians embraced.

David Tsirekas and Leonard Janiszewski exmplote how we moved from this bizarre food fusion to today’s dynamic Greek-Australian food tradition.