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Perfect Peninsula Picnic .... the ultimate guide to produce and picnic spots.
Fleurieu Peninsula is the ideal region for a picnic. You can spread your blanket on manicured lawns, under historic trees, on sandy foreshores or in untamed bushland. Breathtaking scenery in Deep Creek Conservation Park, Hindmarsh Falls and the Onkaparinga River National Park are all perfect spots to work up an appetite and dine in natural splendour.
Taste, explore and try more.
Only 40 minutes from Adelaide on the Southern Expressway, you enter a food lovers’ paradise. It is always tempting to head south for summer to our spectacular beaches and this year Fleurieu Peninsula invites you to Picnic in style. Fleurieu Peninsula has created a guide to some of the best produce for your picnic basket, we will transform your ordinary fare into a regional culinary sensation.”
We have selected ideal places and products to create the Perfect Peninsula Picnic Map, leading you around the region where you will really experience the wonderful local food. Gathering the ingredients is half the fun!
Some hamper filling suggestions from our guide include:
Pick your own berries the Blueberry Patch at Mount Compass.
Cheese, cream and milkshakes straight from the Jersey cows at the Alexandrina Cheese Company in Mount Jagged.
Brian’s Olive Shop on the Main Road of McLaren Vale offers everything about olives including award winning pickled Kalamatas.
If you are heading into the region on a Saturday, then Willunga and Victor Harbor Farmers Market is an essential food lovers’ stop. Everything that is fresh, regional and seasonal can be found.
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Or pick up a Perfect Peninsula Picnic Map from any of the region’s Visitor Centres (McLaren Vale, Strathalbyn, Yankalilla, Goolwa or Victor Harbor) and find the Perfect Peninsula Picnic spot. Just follow the guide to where you can buy the best freshest ingredients and local specialities. |
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Delectable dairy
This region’s lush pastures are perfect for the production of
rich, creamy cow cheeses, traditional farmhouse cheddars, tangy goat
and sheep cheeses, and thick Jersey cream that you could cut with a
knife! Don’t go home without sampling the local yoghurt and quark.
Fruits of the sea
The clean southern waters off these coasts teem with all manner of
seafood, with squid being a regional specialty, while inland waterways
yield tasty yabbies and trout for the region’s restaurant tables.
And what could be better than eating freshly caught fish on a sandy
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Seasonal bounty
This region prides itself on crisp, organic apples,
buttery pears, avocados and Australia’s finest almonds. You can
buy farm fresh Fleurieu Peninsula produce direct from the growers at
the Willunga and Victor Harbor Farmers Markets every Saturday morning, rain or shine. On
the Peninsula we invite you to pick your own ripe strawberries and blueberries
or take home a punnet of perfect raspberries.
The good oil
Since first settlement, olive trees have thrived
in these rich, red-brown soils. Today, the olive oil produced here is
being compared favourably to Italy’s finest. You can snack on
plump Kalamata table olives with fresh crusty bread, or join in the
celebrations and events during the annual ‘Olive Oil Festival’.
World class restaurants
The Fleurieu’s culinary heritage is firmly
based in the cuisines of the Mediterranean. Seasonality, freshness and
simplicity are valued above all, creating an ever-changing, unforgettable
blend of tastes and flavours. The chefs who live and work in the region
proudly showcase this abundant produce to perfection. |
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Quality livestock
Hidden among the hills and valleys are countless gourmet wonders to
experience. Take the time to discover succulent spring lamb, prime beef,
kid, turkey, chicken, tasty venison pies, or fresh tender rabbit for
a warming winter casserole… the perfect blend of rustic and refined.
Renowned food & wine
Our premium wines from McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creeek, Currency Creek and Southern Fleurieu enjoy international acclaim and now the food from
Fleurieu Peninsula – jams, jellies, chocolate, spicy sauces and
delicious ‘dukkah’ are in demand
worldwide.
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