9 facts about Australia and our food! 1: the pavlova was named after a famous ballerina, Anna pavlova. 2: export of Australian seafood is a big business 3: Australia is a dry continent but we have enough good land to produce quality vegetables and meat. 4: the most valuable seafood for Australia is crayfish 5: Australians are willing to experiment different types of foods. 6: Australia can export their food and wine 7: up until the 1950's Australians would eat meat 3 times a day 8: Australia's coastline is 30,000km's 9: Melbourne has a tradition of having wonderful italian and greek restaurants.