Smiley fritz explained

Smiley fritz is a traditional South Australian variety of devon dyed in such a way that it reveals a smiling face as it is cut.[1] Devon is a manufactured meat product available in Australia and New Zealand that is known under different regional names,[2] [3] but the South Australian variety, known generally as bung fritz, uses some different ingredients to those found in similar products in other states.[4]

Smiley fritz has traditionally been provided free to children at South Australian butchers and supermarkets.[5] This led to controversy when free smiley fritz was banned from a Tanunda supermarket in 2019 due to being a "slipping hazard".[6] [7] There were rumours that smiley fritz and fairy bread had been banned from South Australian schools in early 2024, but the Department of Education issued a clarification that it, along with other lunch meats, were not recommended, but they were not banned.[8]

A vegan version of smiley fritz was released in 2021.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Sarah Basford Canales (17 June 2020) "Dim Sims and Continental Rolls: The Foods Some Australian States Claim They Own", Lifehacker, retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. "Outrage as South Australian supermarket bans handing out smiley fritz to children", SBS. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Four Corners: Devon, Polony, Stras or Fritz?. . 16 June 2024. 21 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Williamson, Brett. Bung fritz: What is actually in South Australia's iconic smallgood delicacy?. . 16 June 2024. 24 April 2017.
  5. "Smiley Fritz", Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Fedorowytsch, Tom. South Australian supermarket bans free smiley fritz for children due to 'slip hazards'. . 16 June 2024. 9 Jan 2019.
  7. Fowler, Bella (10 January 2019) "An ode to Smiley Fritz, the friendly slice of meat every South Australian kid will remember", Mamamia. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  8. "EDUCATIONSA Education Department issues statement clarifying Fairy Bread bans following media frenzy" (13 February 2024), Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. Owen, Georgia (5 September 2021). "Adelaide's first vegan butcher launching with plant-based smiley fritz", Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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