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As Aussie as vanilla slice: how the delicate European dessert became the snot block of Aussie bakeries

theconversation.com As Aussie as vanilla slice: how the delicate European dessert became the snot block of Aussie bakeries

Imported from Europe, the vanilla slice has been fully assimilated into Australian food culture, an identifiable icon. You know you really belong when you finally get a nickname.

As Aussie as vanilla slice: how the delicate European dessert became the snot block of Aussie bakeries

[Victorian premier Jeff] Kennett’s press release promoting the event declared this “important Australian culinary delicacy has tantalised Australians since white settlement” and “the pursuit of the best vanilla slice and the best vanilla slice baker in Australia should be of great national interest”.

Proclaimed as a national icon, the vanilla slice is a familiar sight in Australian bakeries – but where did this pastry come from?

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