Australians keep cultural traditions alive through home kitchen food businesses
Migrants run home food businesses across Australia. They sell cultural recipes and build community.
Michelle Raguz makes about 1,000 Croatian biscuits during Easter and Christmas. Raguz sells them through Instagram from her Sydney home.
Raguz says homemade biscuits taste nothing like machine-made ones. Raguz's biggest compliment is being told her food tastes like their grandmother's.
Raguz is one of many Australians running home food businesses based on cultural recipes. These include Chinese dumplings, Brazilian stews, and Macedonian cakes.
These small businesses grew partly during COVID-19. Traditional foods were not available to order at that time.
Carol Perdigao is a former chef from Brazil. She regularly orders homemade feijão tropeiro and empadão de palmito via WhatsApp.
She misses the food and the care that goes into it. Sarah sells hand-chopped Chinese dumplings weekly through a local Facebook page.
She values the chance to meet people in her community.
- 1,000
- Biscuits per season
- Austral, Sydney south-west
- Raguz location
- 41
- Raguz age
- Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook
- Sales channel
Why it mattersThese businesses help migrants strengthen community ties and preserve cultural identity. They also create small income that feels real and personal.
AustraliaAustralians now have easier access to authentic cultural foods while supporting migrant entrepreneurs who keep heritage alive in their new home.
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