National cuisines (recipes welcome!)

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Ammonium chloride is used in a candy that is super popular in here.

Ah, it sounds similar to the Swedes' fondness for salty liquorice. I never really cared for it myself, but maybe the Finnish stuff tastes different.

The sourdough I make is really sour! Mmmmmmmmmmmmm I baked some the other day that I am eating through now YUM

Sounds like my kind of sourdough! I'm going to have try making some. I think I'll try to set up a sourdough starter and see if I get anywhere. How long do you usually leave yours to develop, Nuytsia?

And as far as sending foods into Australia, yes the rules are very strict. But if you use your imagination, sometimes there are ways to ease things along a bit. I think the important point to take from what you read, Mervi, is the bit about things that are "non-commercially packaged". I've had relatives in Sweden try to send dried mushrooms in jars without success. Now these mushrooms were dried for days, partially in the oven, and there's no way there was anything living in them. I'm talking about boletus edulis, the porcini mushroom, which I absolutely love, but which doesn't grow in Australia at all. You can buy the dried ones here, but they're ridiculously expensive ($200 AUS/US per kilo!) and usually poor quality. But in Sweden they grow in the parks in people's lawns! Anyway, we soon figured out that

Spoiler

if you vacuum pack the mushrooms and stick on a mock "brand label" (which apparently must include the scientific name of the product), the goods make it through customs no problems.

Which means more Polish pierogi for me!
So I suspect that if you send flour in a well sealed package with a clear brand label, it may well get through fine.

Oh dear, I hope this information doesn't get into the wrong hands. I would hate to lose my supply. Maybe I'll cover it with spoiler tags.