Discover the food

Specialties of the region

Did you know that Australia’s finest almonds are still grown at Willunga? Or that the olive oil being produced here is now being compared favourably to Italy’s finest? In a country bakeries, talented pastry bakers produce real bread from almost forgotten recipes; while elsewhere, little-known cheese-makers create authentic French-style goat’s curd and feta cheeses; or thick, rich Jersey-milk cream and traditional farmhouse cheddars.

Hidden among the hills and valleys of this region are countless gourmet wonders to experience. Take a little time and you can discover succulent spring lamb, tasty venison, freshly cooked yabbies with lemon…the perfect blend of rustic and refined. Be sure to seek out some of these renowned Fleurieu specialities:

• Seafood & Aquaculture – squid, saltwater fish, crayfish, yabbies and freshwater trout
• Almonds – raw, roasted, spiced, sugared, dukkah, almond & olive oil cakes
• Olives – pickled and marinated Kalamata
• Olive Oil – a range of styles and varieties with the favourite arriving with Greek tradition, the Koreineki
• Livestock – beef, new season lamb, kid, venison, rabbit
• Dairy – milk, cream, cheese, yogurt and quark.
• Berries – blueberries, strawberries, raspberries
• Poultry - turkey and chickens