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The sausage sizzle was invented in NZ, not Australia. We have the evidence

12+ hour, 37+ min ago  (452+ words) The invention of the sausage sizzle was a happy accident. And it was our accident. That's right, we're doing the pavlova thing but with snags." In her book Bold Palates: Australia's Gastronomic Heritage, food historian Barbara Santic wrote that "the…...