Victoria Market, Melbourne, © Ruth Maddison, 1983.
The Polish deli in the Dairy Produce Hall at the Queen Victoria Market is distinctive for its display of sausages, jellied meats, cured fish such as mackerel and herrings, and European preserves. The stall's staff, who speak Polish and German, reinforce the European ambience of the deli. In the post-war period many European immigrants shopped at the market, where stallholders often spoke their native tongue. Today, the authentic goods available in the Dairy Produce Hall still attract shoppers from the city and suburbs.