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Category — Tastes of Tasmania

Rich, red, juicy raspberries

raspberries in their prime

Our long, slow growing season ensures not only plump, vibrant and glossy berries, but true to type taste and perfume … the whole package! However, beware of the blackberries that line our country lanes. Classified as a noxious weed, they have probably been sprayed.

Raspberries, members of the rose family, had been traditionally grown for processing, but as with many of our berries, the demand is now well and truly for fresh table fruit, due to their exceptional eating qualities. The exception to this are red and black currants, which are grown predominantly under contract for processing.

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December 10, 2007   No Comments

Char-Grilled Beef Tenderloin

char-grilled beef tenderloin and asparagus

Pier One

Wrest Point, Sandy Bay

Char-Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Leek, Crayfish and Scallop Pie on Port-Wine Jus, Fresh Asparagus

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September 11, 2007   No Comments

Warm Preserved Quince with King Island Admiralty Blue

Preserved quince and blue cheese

Stilllwater

Launceston

Warm Preserved Quince with King Island Admiralty Blue, Raisin Toast and Quince Jelly

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August 29, 2007   No Comments

Braised Organic Shin of Black Angus Beef

Braised shin of black angus beef

Peppermint Bay

Woodbridge

Braised Organic Shin of Black Angus Beef ‘en Daube’

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August 22, 2007   No Comments

Gnocchi Portofino

Potato gnocchi

Da Angelos

Battery Point

Gnocchi Portofino

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August 15, 2007   No Comments

Huon Valley Venison with Pepperberry Jus

venison with pepperberry jus

Home Hill

Ranelagh

Huon Valley Venison with Pepperberry Jus

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August 8, 2007   No Comments

Tart of East Coast Mussels

Tart of mussels

Meadowbank

Cambridge

Tart of East Coast Mussels and Creamed Leeks with a Herb and Gruyére crust, with Shellfish Reduction

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August 1, 2007   No Comments

Great Lakes Wallaby Leg

Gwondana wallaby leg

Gondwana

Battery Point

Great Lakes Wallaby Leg pocketed with Madeira Figs & Muscatels with Roasted Baby Beets, Dutch Carrots and Kipfler Potatoes and a Roasted Garlic Jus

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July 25, 2007   No Comments

Tom Yum broth with poached Tasmanian seafood

Tom Yum broth

The Deck

Devonport

Tom Yum Broth with Poached Tasmanian Seafood, Glass Noodles and Asian Greens

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July 18, 2007   1 Comment

Nubeena Mussels in a dill curry broth

Nubeena Mussels

The Mussel Boys

Tasman Peninsula

Nubeena Mussels in a Dill Curry Coconut Broth with Asian Greens and Glass Noodles

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July 11, 2007   No Comments