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{{short description|Australian pastry}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{use Australian English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox food | name = Vanilla slice | image = Vanille Slice Australia.jpg | caption = Vanilla slice served in a [[Tasmanian]] bakery | alternate_name = Snot block, snot brick, phlegm cake, pus pie<ref name="AussieVS"/> | country = {{AUS}} | course = Dessert | type = Pastry | main_ingredient = [[Puff pastry]], [[custard]], [[powdered sugar]] }} '''Vanilla slice''' is an [[Australian cuisine|Australian]] pastry comprising a thick layer of [[vanilla]] [[custard]] sandwiched between [[puff pastry]] and topped with [[icing sugar]] or thinly iced. Similar varieties of the dessert exist in Europe and North America, and it is believed to have evolved from one of the similar European desserts.<ref name="AussieVS">{{cite news |last=Van Dyk |first=Garritt C |date=2023-12-25 |title=As Aussie as vanilla slice: how the delicate European dessert became the snot block of Aussie bakeries |url=https://theconversation.com/as-aussie-as-vanilla-slice-how-the-delicate-european-dessert-became-the-snot-block-of-aussie-bakeries-214378 |work=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |access-date=2024-01-19}}</ref><ref name="AroundWorld">{{cite news |last=Noone |first=Yasmin |date=2019-12-06 |title=Around the world in vanilla slice |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/around-the-world-in-vanilla-slice/7zhmkpcgk |work=SBS Food |access-date=2024-01-19}}</ref> ==History== Vanilla slice is an Australian variation of many similar desserts comprising vanilla custard and flaky pastry.<ref name="AussieVS"/> Most notably this includes the ''[[Mille-feuille]]'', which is believed to have originated in [[French cuisine|France]].<ref name="AroundWorld"/> Other similar pastries include the [[Dutch cuisine|Dutch]] ''[[Tompouce]]'', [[Polish cuisine|Polish]] ''[[Napoleonka]]'', [[German cuisine|German]] ''[[Cremeschnitte]]'', [[Balkan cuisine|Balkan]] and [[Middle Eastern cuisine|Middle Eastern]] ''[[Galaktoboureko]]'', among others. It is believed that the Australian vanilla slice emerged as a variety of one of these similar desserts, but it is unknown which variety or varieties evolved into the modern vanilla slice.<ref name="AussieVS"/><ref name="AroundWorld"/> ==Culture== Vanilla slice is strongly ingrained within Australian "bakery culture", commonly featuring in bakeries across the nation.<ref name="AroundWorld"/> In keeping with the informality and disdain for pretence in Australian vernacular, it is common to refer to the dessert using colloquial names based on bodily fluids such as [[pus]], [[phlegm]], or [[nasal mucus]] which are similar in appearance to the custard filling. This includes names such as snot block, snot brick, phlegm cake, or pus pie.<ref name="AussieVS"/> To celebrate its cultural significance, an annual competition known as ''The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph'' has been held since 1998.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph |url=https://www.thegreataustralianvanillaslicetriumphmerbein.com/ |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph |location=Merbein, Victoria, Australia}}</ref> The event began after [[Victorian Premier]] [[Jeff Kennett]] visited the Victorian town of [[Ouyen]], and considered the local bakery to make the best vanilla slice in Australia.<ref name="AussieVS"/> The event was hosted annually in Ouyen until 2001, when it moved to the nearby town of [[Merbein]]. ==See also== {{Portal|Food}} * [[List of Australian desserts]] * [[List of custard desserts]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Australian cuisine}} [[Category:Australian desserts]] [[Category:Custard desserts]] [[Category:Pastries]] [[Category:Puff pastry]]
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