Those lucky little Catholics ...

being force-fed vegemite on their pilgrimage to Sydney.  Is this a test of faith?  I don't think I have ever met a non-Australian who likes vegemite.  Also didn't know that baked beans were traditional Aussie fare.  Someone had better tell Mel Brooks. 

Pilgrims to tuck into tradition

June 9, 2008 - 3:39PM

Iconic ... the pilgrims' menu will feature typical Aussie tucker.

 

Pilgrims heading to Sydney for World Youth Day (WYD) next month will get a taste of Down Under courtesy of a traditional Aussie menu.

Over the six-day event from July 15-20, 3.5 million meals will be served, including breakfast at 400 accommodation venues, lunch at 250 sites and evening meals in the city.

To cater for the masses, 210,000 slices of bread, 425,000 chocolate bars, 200,000 meat pies and 300,000 servings of Weet-Bix Crunch have been ordered.

"We want to provide pilgrims with a good feed and a little bit of an Australian taste," WYD director of services Geoff Morris said.

"We have tried to do that by including some of our more iconic items such as Tim Tams, Weet-Bix Crunch, Vegemite, lamingtons and good old baked beans," Mr Morris said.

On the second day of the festivities, 200 barbecues will be held simultaneously, an event dubbed the "WYD Big Aussie BBQ".

An estimated 125,000 international visitors are expected to visit Sydney for WYD.

AAP