Bitter Melons

Bumper summer harvest! Bitter, with a delicate aroma. Ayurvedic medicine claims bitter melons cure diabetes.

To prepare, cut open to remove bitter white pits and the seeds. Blanch in boiling water before use. Use in dish of choice or simply steam, stir-fry or boil and dress with deep fried shallot and extra virgin olive oil. Use as a side vegetable.

A few recipes found searching the internet:

Thai Pork with Bitter Gourd - aromatic coriander and pork mince stuffed in thick bitter melon sections, deep fried and then cooked in a savoury sweet Thai green curry gravy.

Chinese Bitter Melon and Dried Oyster Soup - a traditional soup cooked in a clear pork bone broth.

Indian Karela Curries - a variety of dishes from masala to curry gravies
Indian Stuffed Karela - a 100 year old family recipe of spiced chickpeas stuffed in bitter melon

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Figs

Bountiful spring and autumn. Time to put autumn figs in preserves till next year's harvest.

Fig paste

For scones and dessert sauces, such as a coulis

1 kg fresh figs

2 c pear juice

1 T pectin (Jamsetta), optional

Blend the figs. Rub the puree through a sieve to remove seeds. In a heavy saucepan, cook the puree in pear juice with the pectin. Simmer of 30 minutes. Reduce as required to thicken. Pour into sterilized jars and seal. When cool, store in the refrigerator.

Caramelized fig paste

For scones, cheese boards and sweet-savoury dishes

1 kg fresh figs

1 c pear juice

Blend the figs. Rub the puree through a sieve to remove seeds. In a heavy saucepan, cook the puree in pear juice, stirring continuously to form a thick caramelised paste. Allow an hour or so. Pour into sterilized jars and seal. When cool, store in the refrigerator.

Fig Pickles

Firm, just about ripe figs

Salt

Sugar, made into bar syrup (1:2 water to sugar, boiled 5 minutes)

Vinegar, boiled and cool

Chilli flakes, optional

Cut figs in half. Sprinkle salt over and leave for 30 minutes. Rinse and drain well. Pack into jars. Pour enough bar syrup to half cover the figs. Top with vinegar. Adjust sweetness. Add chilli flakes. Cover. Leave in the fridge for at least 2 weeks before using.

Fig Tart
Check out Maggie Beer's recipe. Luscious macerated figs on an almond custard (frangipane) baked in rough puff pastry.

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Quandong

Quandong Pudding
Adapted from A Taste of the Bush

A bush tucker version of the quintessential self-saucing sponge pudding with native Australian peach, quandong.

1/2 c dried quandong (40 g)
1 c fresh red grape juice
225 g sugar
150 g butter
2 eggs, beaten
150 g SR flour, sifted
1 t ground lemon myrtle, optional

1. Soak the quandong in grape juice until double in size or overnight
2. Drain the quandong.
3. Bring the grape juice to boil.
4. Add 50 g of the sugar. Boil until syrupy.
5. Add the quandong and boil for 5 minutes.
6. Place quandong and syrup in the bottom of 4 ramekins.
7. Make a cake batter by creaming the butter with remaining sugar. Slowly add the eggs. Fold in flour.
8. Pour batter over the quandong in the ramekins.
9. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30-40 minutes.

Serve with fresh cream.





Quandong and Grape Clafoutis (pronounced klah-foo-tee)
Adapted from Cherry Clafoutis recipe by Joanne Harris & Fran Warde, The French Kitchen

A classic French dessert of soft custard like pudding loaded with delicious juicy fruit.

250 g red grapes
60 g sugar
20 g dried quandong
10 g butter, melted
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
200 mL milk
85 g flour, sifted
icing for dusting
1 t cornstarch

1. Mash 200 g of the grapes. Microwave for 2 minutes. Strain the juice. Discard the pulp.
2. Add half the sugar to the juice.
3. Soak quandong in the grape juice until double. Microwave for 2 minutes. Drain. Reserve the juice.
4. Cut remaining grapes in half. Remove pits.
5. Grease a shallow dish with the butter.
6. Place the fruit in a neat layer in the buttered dish.
7. Whisk the eggs, with remaining sugar and milk.
8. Add the mixture to the flour and mix to a smooth batter.
9. Pour batter over the fruit.
10. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes until the custard batter is firm and golden.
11. Sprinkle with icing.



To make sauce, add water (or more grape juice) to the reserved juice to make 1 cup. Add cornstarch. Microwave for 2 minutes. Serve the clafoutis immediately while well risen, with the grape juice sauce.

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Plums

Plums grow well in Perth. These 2 varieties survived coastal conditions and limey soils.

Santa Rosa
Medium size, crimson red skin, light red flesh. Matures December.

Laroda
Glossy red skin, yellow-red flesh. Matures January. Low to medium chill.




Plum and Grape Conserve

500 g plums
750 g red grapes
850 g sugar
1 T pectin (Jamsetta)
50 mL lemon juice

1. Cut plum and grapes in halves and carefully remove seeds.
2. Place in a shallow saucepan. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Heat gently until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Skim off foam and residual seeds.
4. Boil on medium-high for 20 minutes before testing for gel on an ice cold saucer.
5. When jam gels to your liking, pour into sterilized jars and cover immediately.

Use as a jam or as a base for oriental plum sauce.





Fresh Plum Sauce

1 c fresh grape juice (or orange juice for duck)
2 cm cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1 star anise
2 T plum and grape conserve or sugar
1 t Dijon mustard
4 plums, sliced

If pan juices are available, deglaze with grape juice. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes until plums soften. Remove cloves, cinnamon stick and star anise. Serve with pork or duck.

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Grapes

Bumper summer harvest from the garden!

Grape Jam

2.250 kg fresh ripe grapes to yield 1.5 L pulp and juice
1.25 L sugar
2 T pectin (Jamsetta)
100 mL lemon juice

1. Mash the grapes through a sieve. Retrieve the juice, pulp and skins. Remove the seeds.
2. Boil 10 minutes. Skim off foam and residual seeds.
3. Measure volume of grape mixture. Measure equal volume of sugar. Transfer to a wide saucepan.
4. Add pectin and lemon juice. Adjust lemon juice to taste.
5. Boil on medium-high for 20 minutes. Test for gel on ice cold saucer. When ready, the boiling jam looks syrupy with small bubbles 2-3 mm in diameter. Allow up to 40 minutes to gel.
6. Bottle in sterilized jars and cover immediately.

Serve with quality cheeses on crackers.




Grape and Macadamia Clafoutis

160 g grapes, halved and pitted
1 T grape jam
1 t butter, melted for greasing
60 g macadamia nuts, milled
2 eggs, beatened
250 mL cream
50 g (3 T) sugar
1 t cornstarch
icing and ground macadamia for dusting
ice cream for serving

1. Place grapes and jam in a shallow buttered dish.
2. Mix together macadamia nuts, eggs, cream, sugar and cornstarch. Pour into the ramekins.
3. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes until golden brown on the top and custard sets.
4. Dust with icing and macadamia
5. Serve with ice cream.




Baked Custard with Grapes

160 g grapes, halved and pitted
1 T grape jam
1 t butter, melted for greasing
3 eggs, beatened
250 mL milk
300 mL cream
100 g (1/3 c) sugar
2 t cornstarch

1. Place grapes and jam in 4 buttered ramekins.
2. Mix together eggs, milk, cream, sugar and cornstarch. Pour into the ramekins.
3. Place ramekins in a tray with boiling water half way up.
4. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes until golden brown on the top and custard sets.

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What is Australian Cuisine?

COOKING IN PROGRESS......



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SERVING THE ULTIMATE AUSTRALIAN DISH FOR DINNER....


Click here for recipe

The Great Aussie BBQ Invention

Australia does not have a distinctive local cuisine, unless one considers cooking singeing and charring, in game preparation, on campfires by indigenous Australians, the precursor to Paul Hogan's "shrimp on the barbie", and Australians' obsession to alfresco cooking and dining which features char grilled meats. Perhaps the BBQ attraction lies in the ease of cooking in the "sun, surf and sports" way of life enjoyed by Australians.



Tossing a "shrimp" on a BBQ is old fashion. For a start, Australians are proud of their fresh, uncontaminated, environmentally sustainable seafood. A "shrimp", in more than one way, is really a diminutive of the king prawn, the dominant species found off Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay, Western Australia. Secondly, Modern Australians enjoy their "shrimp on the barbie" a bit differently to the perception of Americans. The prawns are usually marinated, and most likely threaded on skewers like satays or kebabs, for ease of cooking and eating. Quite often the prawns are butterflied into steaks. Giant leader prawns can be stuffed after scoring a slit along the back. The flavours of the marinate are often borrowed from other cultures, with a skew towards Asian or Italian. Check out lemon myrtle garlic prawns as an example.





Cast iron griddles, BBQ kettles, fancy gas powered $2000 stainless BBQ grillers and smokers are really technological advancements of the ground oven used by indigenous Australians throughout Australian history....

Australian cuisine in the past....

Indigenous Australians migrated over land bridges 40000 to 50000 years ago, bringing nothing more than their bush survival skills to make use of what was locally available bush tucker.
Tastes: Natural flavours of freshly harvested local produce native to Australia. Natural flavours from native aromatic leaves found locally.
Ingredients: Flora and fauna native to Australia. Indigenous Australians consumed kangaroos, echidnas, emus and other wild birds, snakes, lizards, grubs and insects, and hundreds of native fruits and nuts. Bush herbs include lemon myrtle, mountain pepperleaf, and mountain pepperberries.
Cooking technique: Game prepared by singeing and charring over camp fires to aid removal of skins and feathers. Bush meals cooked in ground oven of heated rocks, overlaid with aromatic bush tucker leaves for flavouring, with paperbark cover to retain heat for roasting. Water was added to steam while roasting.

Australian cuisine now....

Cultural diversity imparts new tastes from each lot of new arrivals: British convicts, gold rush Chinese, British "10 pound pom", Italian, Greek, Lebanese, Southeast Asian, Middle-eastern.... Many of these arrivals, like their indigenous Australians predecessor, came with nothing except for the shirt on their back, others came with just hopes of a better life, and a privilege few came with friends in their suitcases. Intrinsically, the migrants brought with them their food habits and food cultivation skills.
Tastes: Traditional from country of origin. "Confusion" of using local ingredients, not used in traditional dish, led to new fusion style cooking. Eventually local ingredients simulate tastes of traditional dishes, or traditional ingredients become available locally through market gardening. The traditional dishes become classic dishes for Australians, although seasonal ingredients, local cooking techniques and presentation may differ from the original dish.
Ingredients: With air transportation, the sky's the limit.
Cooking techniques: A combination of methods from many cultures.

Australian cuisine in the future....

History tends to repeat itself. Ingredients that once were foreign are now produced locally, in a green, sustainable environment.
Tastes: Natural flavours of freshly harvested local produce. Natural flavours from aromatic ingredients grown locally. The combination of flavours reflect that of traditional dishes.
Ingredients: Advances in agriculture made it possible to procure local ingredients previously not possible, like Manjumup truffles, and Tasmanian wasabi.
Cooking techniques: Instead of migrants, the internet and television bring cooking techniques from around the world. Technology and food science advancements made possible haute cuisine techniques like cooking under vacuum in sous vide, low temperature roasting, molecular gastronomy, and cold aging of meat using UV. Indigenous Australians have already invented a version of the combination steam oven, and that was using free locally available materials for their ground oven! A steam oven by Blanco costs AU$2499, while a combination hot air and steam version by Miele skyrockets to AU$5499.

"What is Australian Cuisine?"

Some ask where is the Australian in a dish if there is no native bush tucker ingredient like kangaroo or bush seasoning like lemon myrtle, while others fail to see how a bush herb with similar taste to common herbs can make a dish more Australian. Maybe the answer lies in the cultural aspect: a dish is Australian if it demonstrates the cook and/or diner embraces the tastes from a culture/cuisine which may differ from their own, and hopefully the dish contains some locally derived ingredients to uphold Australian pride?



So, here, the 2-minute Noodle Cook presents, John's gourmet dinner, the humble Aussie beef burger of char-grilled premium West Australian beef mince cooked barbecued on a modern cast iron griddle.



Delicately piquant from home grown oregano, thyme and continental parsley, with hints of garlic and shallot, and a touch of zing from freshly ground black pepper, complemented with a sprinkle of ground bush tomato (akudjura) and native mountain pepperleaf. Served in a crisp toasted, buttered bun with quality WA cheese from the pristine southwest, and a salad, of vine ripened tomatoes, fresh boiled beetroot, dill pickle, wilted seasonal Asian greens, and saute onions, dressed lightly with balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. Click here for recipe.

This burger is the equivalent of serving up several Italian inspired dishes, namely tomato brushetta, and beetroot & onion salad, in a fast food format. The meal pretty much sums up the essence of Australian cuisine as eaten in an Australian home: the British pub food heritage, Australian barbecue cooking, the incorporation of Italian flavours, use of native ingredients, use of locally produced ingredients, and best of all, ease of cooking and serving a meal that suits the Australian way of life. Nothing beats the satisfaction of cooking a healthy meal that is universally enjoyed, even by a food critic like John (the villain in this blog) who normally can't wait to brag about how bad everybody elses cooking tastes.

Laid back Australians, thankfully, do not conform to a local cuisine that never existed in the first place. Australians are happy to cook and sing "advance Australia fare" (to the tune of Waltzing Matilda) in which ever way: we don't care what fare you pay to be on the way here, as long as you share your fare!

Rick Stein is in town to find the answer. He's already concluded "I won't be able to answer it but I'll have a jolly good try." Rick Stein is running a competition to find the ultimate Australian dish. Click below to find out more about Rick Stein's tour:

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Char-grilled Aussie Beef Burger

Read the related post on "What is Australian Cuisine?"

How to char-grill or barbecue burger patties:

For Australian burgers, patties must be charred to perfection else they aren't dinkum. How to char-grill with cast iron griddle:

1. Preheat the griddle to hot. For cast iron grill pan, hot is around low-medium on an electric stove. When hot enough, water droplets sizzle and evaporate immediately to steam.
2. Rub oil from a paper towel.
3. Oil the burger patties with extra virgin olive oil. Do not pour oil on the griddle.
4. Cook the patties until moisture appears on the top before turning.
5. When cooked, the patties firm up. Remove and rest for 5 minutes in a warm oven.

For full instructions, check out this link. Instructions on using open coals are found here.

To make 2 Aussie beef burgers:

2 premium beef mince patties, recipe below, barbecued to Australian standards, ie charred
Italian inspired salad, with gherkins that kids hate, given below
Char-grilled seasonal vegetables, given below
2 fresh bread buns, best home made using recipe below

The ingredients are typical of flavours borrowed from Italian dishes, with a slight slant from Australian bush tucker ingredients, and Asian vegetables in place of lettuce.

To assemble the Aussie beef burger:
Slice bread buns in half and butter. Place until griller at 250 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes until crisp and golden. On the bottom bun half, place the char-grilled beef patties and vegetables. Carefully top with the salad vegetables and cover with the top bun half.

To serve the Aussie beef burger:
Skewer the burger to hold in place. Place on a plate. Serve with side sauces like Dijon mustard, chutney and tomato sauce.

How to eat an Aussie beef burger:
To eat the burger the Australian way as part of a BBQ, use both hands and chomp your way through. Make sure the TV or radio is turned on to a sports program. To eat the cultured way in a restaurant, remove the skewer, then carefully remove the salad half of the burger from the char-grilled half using the table knife. Eat with fork and knife, or carefully cut burger to bite size with the table knife in the right hand, and use left hand fingers to pick up the cut pieces. This gentile way of eating is a reflection of British heritage.



Aussie Burger Patties
250 g beef steak, minced
1 shallot, finely diced
1 garlic, smashed
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh herbs (home ground oregano, thyme, parsley)
1 egg, beaten
1 bread slice
1/4 t paprika or chilli flakes
1/4 t black peppercorn, freshly ground
pinch salt, pepper
pinch akudjura (bush tomato)
pinch mountain pepperleaf
1 t extra virgin olive oil, for oiling the patties

Mix all ingredients together after softening the bread with egg. Do not over mix: the burger should taste like steak with a meaty texture, not sausage mince. It is best to make the burgers fresh to avoid the marinated texture. This is the difference between the great gourmet char-grilled Aussie beef burger and the fast food burger. Just before cooking, oil the patties. On hot summer days, keep the patties in the fridge until ready to cook.

Salad
1 beetroot
1 t balsamic vinegar
1/2 t extra virgin olive oil
1/2 salad onion (red or white), slivered
1 T continental parsley leaves (home grown)
1 vein ripened tomato, sliced
2 pickled dill gherkins, sliced
2 slices quality cheddar

Boil the beetroot for 30 minutes until cooked. Cool, peel and slice. Dress with balsamic and extra virgin olive oil. Carefully stack the beetroot, onion, parsley, tomato and dill pickle over the slices of cheddar.

Char-grilled Vegetables
1 handful Asian greens (choy sum or bok choy)
1 capsicum, sliced into rings (slip in some chilli here)
1 onion, sliced into rings
salt, pepper

Wilt the Asian greens on the griddle. Char-grill the capsicum and onion rings. Remove from griddle. Season with salt and pepper.

Bread Buns
To make 4 x 100 g buns:
250 g (2 c) atta flour (wholewheat flour from Indian grocer)
1/2 t (2 g) salt
1 t (4 g) active dried yeast
2 t (10 g) sugar
170 mL warm water
1 t (4 g) Lecimax improver, optional for better rise and crust
1/2 t (1 g) lecithin granules, optional for longer shelf life
1/2 t vinegar, for faster yeast activity
1 t olive oil

Mix and knead dough as for bread making using the double proof method. Ensure the yeast is alive by activating with the warm water and sugar before mixing the dough. Divide into 4 buns. Sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds. Let rise for about 1 hour until double. Bake at 220 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.

Variations for Italian Bread

Add the following to the bread dough before shaping:
Flavour 1: 1 T chopped semi-dried tomato, 1 T slivered olives
Flavour 2: 1 T chopped dates, 1 t freshly chopped rosemary

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Rick Stein's Ultimate Australian Dish

Rick Stein is on the hunt for Perth's top food blogger who COOKS. There's a competition, which closes 9am 21 March 2011, to cook the ultimate Australian dish.

the dish is about ".... fresh local ingredients and seasonal cooking..."

the dish to cook "... a classic Aussie recipe, an old family favourite, or your own unique interpretation of Australian cooking. Main course, pudding, starter or snack..."

the winning dish "....words that make our mouths water, pictures that make our stomachs rumble, we want to almost smell it coming out from our computer screens..."

and the PRIZE

• Your blog post and recipe inserted in the program of your nearest city for Rick Stein's Food Odyssey Australian tour - a chance to have your words printed alongside one of the world's top chefs, and read by some of the country's biggest foodies! We'll also include the address of your blog – a great way to promote it and increase your readers.
• Two tickets to see Rick Stein's Food Odyssey on stage in the Australian city closest to you (airfare and accommodation not included)
• 1x Signed program
• Rick Stein cookery book
• Special sponsor gifts

VIP Reserve Tickets for Rick Stein's show at Burswood Theatre are on sale for $349 at Ticketek.

Behind the computer screen, the 2-minute Noodle Cook types away, while dreaming of winning and starring on centre stage with Jamie Oliver Rein Stein.

Noodle: Computer, give me a list of Perth food bloggers likely to cook Rick Stein's winning Ultimate Australian dish. Filter with What is Authentic Australian Food?

Computer: Location detected. Field statistically too small to compute with precision.

Noodle: Just give me the top one...

Computer: Karen Cheng's Fashion and Life

Noodle: What! How is that? Isn't that a fashion blog?? Please explain search result...

Computer:
Site Traffic - Alexa Traffic Rank 154,489.
Social Media - Facebook, Twitter
Tag matches - "Seafood", "Fish and Chips", "Italian", "Beach", "British", "Swimming"
Blog Post - Fish and Chips and Sharks

Noodle: Um, I think we better try again. List Perth blogs with "masterchef"

Computer: 3 blogs detected. Press enter to display.

Abstract Gourmet
A Very Foodly Diary
An Electronic Restaurant

Noodle: Hey, I've got a chance of winning with odd of 1 to 3! Hang on, what about those who WRITE about food, restaurant, cooking ....

Computer: Compilation in progress...eliminating blogs with no recent posts. Press enter to display.

Abstract Gourmet
An Electronic Restaurant
Alex Millier
A Very Foodly Diary
Beaufort St Bloggers
Beyond Beeton
Blue Apocalypse
Bon Viveur
Bowl of Honey
Breakfast in Perth
Bryton Taylor Gluten Free Cooking
Cafe Grendel
Chips in the Sky
Closet Domestic Bunny
Coffee Reviews Perth
Food, Drinks n' Sun
Foodie Cravings
Hold the Beef
I Love My Bakes
Jeff Ha
Juji Chews
Libertine Eats
Little Miss Bacon
Miss Fatty Foodie
More than Words
Morsels
My Hungry Tummy
Nyonya Passions
Our Breakfast Club
Palace Foods
Poached
Perth Breakfast Club
Perth Food Engineers
Perth Food Reviews
Pawonike
Raw and Vegan
Single White Female
Spiceblog
Sprinkling of Spice
Tannic Teeth
Tenina
The Aussie Oenophile
The Food Pornographer
The Foodographer
The Gluten Free Scallywag
The Recipe Binder
The Wandering Gourmet
Umeboss
Wannabe Gourmand
Wino-sapien

Noodle: Grrr... I thought the odds are too good to be true. Filter the above list with What is Authentic Australian Food?, site statistics, social media...

Computer: The Food Pornographer

Noodle: ... please explain

Computer:
Site Traffic - Alexa Traffic Rank 543,089
Social Media - Facebook, Twitter
Tag matches - "Fish and Chips", "Italy", "Australia", "Malaysia"
Blog Post - Fish and Chip Gelato

Noodle: The Food Pornographer statistically wins. Computer, advice me the dish I need to cook to impress Rick Stein...

Computer: "I won't be able to answer it but I'll have a jolly good try." Answer indeterminate.

Noodle: Fish and chips, shrimp on the barbie, meat pies, lamb on mash?

The 2-minute Noodle Cook heads behind the scene, to rummage in a nearly empty pantry with disparate ingredients to dream about cook the winning dish. Will a bush tucker dish wow Rick Stein, or will it be one of villain John's favourite classic dishes like lamb shank, osso bucco...?

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Local Produce - 200 km around Perth

The banner to this blog mentions "fresh local produce", a term intended as "tough in cheek" over reality TV cooking shows featuring local produce, often with brand names that command high prices. Unlike reality TV, the "local produce" at this restaurant comes from the fridge and pantry!

So when food bloggers, originating from the USA, decide to get together to eat only local produce from within 100 miles (about 160 km), it seems a great opportunity to check out the source of local produce. The aim is to encourage a "green", environmentally sustainable approach to meals. In the home kitchen, economics often dictate the source of local produce. Otherwise with such a close proximity to the Swan Valley and Peel Region vineyards, it would be wine, cheese and chocolates!

The challenge of finding locally grown produce becomes harder when it becomes apparent there is no easy means of figuring out whether fresh produce, from the nearby shops, food factories, and commercial markets, is grown within 100 miles, imported overseas or from interstate! Also many locally made products such as chocolates contain imported ingredients.

After many hours of research, the following is a list of local Perth produce which in many instances can be found in supermarkets like IGA, department stores and the commercial markets at Canning Vale (open to the public on Saturday for clearance).

West Australian Grocers
The Herdsman
The Grocer of Nedlands
Margaret Riviera - shop front for Margaret River produce
The Mezz at Mt Hawthorne - Shopping centre with gourmet shops
Licorice Gourmet Foods - Carine Glades Shopping Centre

Beef
Harvey Beef - 140 km South West Perth CBD
Dandaragan Organic Beef - 180 km North Perth CBD

Chicken and Poultry
Mt Barker Chicken (Organic) - 350 km South West Perth CBD
Inghams (Halal) - local poultry farms
Mahogany Creek Poultry, Game and Bushtucker (WA distributor)

Pork
Linley Valley Fresh - Albany free range producer

Seafood
Kailis Bros Fish Market and Cafe, 101 Oxford Street Leederville WA 6007
Western Rock Lobsters, from off Dongara, North of Perth
Cambinata Yabbies
Catalano Seafoods

Snails
Scargol - Perth grown snails. (08) 9228 2000 or (08) 9279 4187

Dairy
Swan Valley Cheese Factory Company, using Busselton milk, 640 Great Northern Highway, Herne Hill, WA 6056
Mundella Foods Pty Ltd, soft cheese & yoghurt (including Kosher range) , 46 km South of Perth, 46 Randell Road, Mundijong WA 6123
Blue Cow Cheese Company, importer& distributor of Aust. cheeses, including ricotta & bocconcini from the Darling Range in Perth, and Cloverdene Dairy Ewes milk products, PO Box 952 Cloverdale WA 6985
Casa Dairy Products Pty Ltd, distributor, 27 Carrington Street, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009
Margaret River Cheese Company, 250 km CBD, PO Box 8, Cowaramup, Western Australia 6284 Borrello, Italian style cheeses, 20 km South of Perth, 59 Rice Rd, Oakford Western Australia 6121
Harvey Cheese , mediterranean cheese, 140 km South of Perth, Lot 36 South Western Hwy, Wokalup, Western Australia 6221
Kervella Goat Cheeses, Gidgegannup, Western Australia 6555, 50 km east in the Perth Hills, "Darling Scarp"
Kytren Goats Cheese, Gidgegannup
Cambray Sheep Cheese, Vasse Highway, Nannup
Ringwould Goat Cheese, Albany

Bread
New Norcia Bakery, 132 km North of Perth

Wine
Lamonts, Swan District, WA, 85 Bisdee Road, Millendon 6056

Olive Oil
York Olive Oil
Kailis Organic Olive Oil
New Norcia Olives (Benedictine monks care for the groves of over 100 years old)
NJoi Australian Olive Oil (Several olive producing regions around Australia)
Eagle Bay Olives - Dunsborough
Olio Bello - Margaret River
Vasse Virgin - Margaret River
Fini Olives - Gingin
3 Drops - Mt Barker

Chocolate
The Margaret River Chocolate Company, 25 mins from CBD in Swan Valley, 5123 West Swan Road,West Swan. Also at Margaret River, at Cnr Harman's Mill Road and Harman's South Road
Willyabrup

Truffle
Wine and Truffle Company, at Munjimup, 293 km South of Perth

Honey
The House of Honey, Swan Valley

Nuts
MacNuts, Baldivis

Fruit & Vegetable
Perth Markets, distribution centre for overseas, interstate and local produce from market gardens or orchards on the northern, hills, and southeastern outskirts of Perth.
Apple and Pears, Perth Hills & Donnybrook/Manjimup
Swan Valley Strawberry Farms
Wanneroo Strawberry Farms

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Local Produce - Growers' Markets in Perth

Fresh from the West is Best IF you can find the farmers' markets. Due to the temporary nature of growers' markets, please check before showing up at the locations given below. Also, check this list of produce in season.

CENTRAL

City Farm Organic Growers’ Market (East Perth)
Where: 1 City Farm Place, Corner of Lime and Brown Streets, East Perth
When: Every Saturday 8am - 12pm

Mt Claremont Farmers’ Market
Where: Mt Claremont Primary School, Near the Perth Royal Show Grounds Corner of Alfred Road and Montgomery Drive, Mt Claremont
When: Every Saturday 8:30-12:30pm

Subiaco Station Street Markets
Where: 52 Station Street, Subiaco (near train station)
When: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9am – 5:30pm (and public holidays)

Subiaco Farmers’ Market
Subiaco Primary School, 271 Bagot Road, Subiaco WA 6008
Open every Saturday 8am – noon
Review: Libertine Eats

NORTH

Poynter Farmers’ Market
Where: Poynter Primary School, Poynter Dr, Duncraig WA 6023
When: Open Saturdays, fortnightly from 5/2/2011 (check website for dates)
Review: Libertine Eats

Springfield Farmers Market
Where: Springfield Primary School, 31 Bridgewater Drive, Kallaroo WA
When: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday, 9:30am – 12:30pm

Hillarys Markets
Where: Hillarys Boat Harbour, West Coast Highway
When: Every Saturday from May to September, 9am-6pm

Malaga Markets
100 plus stalls packed with fresh produce and quality products.
Where: Corner of Beach and Alexander Drives, Malaga
When: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 9am to 9pm

Wanneroo Markets
Features: WA’s largest market offers fresh produce and other arts & crafts.
Where: 33 Prindiville Drive, Wanneroo
When: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 9am to 9pm

Midland Farmers’ Market
Where: Old Great Northern Hwy, Behind the Town Hall Clock, The Crescent, Midland
When: Every Sunday between 7am – 3pm
Review: Libertine Eats

SOUTH

Manning Clontarf Farmers’ Market
Clontarf Aboriginal College (opposite Curtin University) Manning Road, Manning WA 6102
When: Open every Saturday 8am – 1pm
Review: Libertine Eats

Cannington Fresh Markets
Where: 1493 Albany Highway, Cannington, WA 6107
When: Everyday 7am to 7pm

Perth Commercial Clearance Market
Where: 280 Bannister Road, Canning Vale WA 6155
When: Saturday, 7.30am-9.30am

Perth Fish Market
Where: 280 Bannister Road, Canning Vale WA 6155
When: Saturday, 6am-10am

Canning Vale Weekend Market
Where: 280 Bannister Road, Canning Vale WA 6155
When: Sunday, 7am-1pm

Gosnells Railway Markets
Where: Corner of Albany Highway and Fremantle Rd, Gosnells
When: Thursday to Sunday 9am – 5:30pm including public holidays

WEST

Fremantle Markets
Features: 150 stalls, with a wide selection of fresh produce brought fresh to the market every week.
Where: Corner of Henderson St and South Tce, Fremantle
When: Friday 9am to 8pm, Saturday 9am to 6pm, Sundays & Public Holidays 10am to 6pm.

EShed Markets (Fremantle)
Where: EShed Markets, Victoria Quay, Fremantle
When: Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 5:30pm (and public holidays)

Growers’ Green Market (Fremantle)
Where: South Fremantle Senior High School, Lefroy Road, Beaconsfield WA
When: Open every Sunday 8am – 12 noon
Review: Libertine Eats

City Beach Farmers Market
Where: Kapinara Primary School, 2 Catesby Street, CITY BEACH WA 6015
When: Every Saturday morning, coming soon, autumn 2011

Western Farmers’ Market (Fremantle)
Where: Palmyra Primary School, 60 McKimmie Street, Palmyra WA 6157
When: Every Sunday 8am – 12pm
Review: Libertine Eats

EAST

Armadale Producers Market
Where: Council Car Park Adjacent to Minnawarra Park. Corner of Jull Street and Church Avenue, Armadale
When: Every Sunday 8:30am - 12:30pm

Foothills Farmers Market
Where: Kelmscott Senior High School Agricultural Faculty, Cnr Railway Ave and Cammillo Rd Kelmscott WA 6111
When: Open every 3rd Sunday of each month 8am – noon
Review: Libertine Eats

Mundaring Craft Markets
Features a great variety of stalls including fresh produce and home-made food stuffs.
Where: Nichol St, Mundaring
When: Every second Sunday of the month, 9am to 3pm

Kalamunda Village Market (Rotary)
Features: a great variety of stalls including fresh produce and home-made food stuffs.
Where: Town Square, Kalamunda
When: First Saturday of every month 8.30am to 3pm

Kalamunda Farmers’ Market
Where: Central Mall, Kalamunda WA 6076
When: Open every Sunday 8am – 1pm

OUT OF PERTH

Gingin Markets
Sells fresh produce from around the local region as well as organic fruit and vegetables.
Where: Granville Centre, Gingin
When: Every Sunday 8am to 11am

Mandurah Peel Farmers’ Market
Where: Peel Education & Training Campus, Education Drv (off Gordon Rd) Greenfields, Mandurah
When: Open every Sunday 9am – 1pm

Peel Farmers’ Market (Pinjarra)
Where: On the Ross McLarty Oval, Roe Ave, Pinjarra (off Pinjarra Road)
When: Every Saturday from 8am to 12 noon

York Markets
Feature: wide-range of local produce.
Where: Peace Park, York
When: Second Saturday of every month 8am to 1pm.

Albany Farmers Market
Where: Collie Street, Albany WA
When: Every Saturday, 8am – 12pm

Boyanup Farmers Market
Where: Boyanup Memorial Park, South Western Highway WA
When: Every 4th Sunday, 8am – 12pm

Donnybrook Station Market
Where: Old Donnybrook Railway Station
When: Every 3rd Sunday, 9am-1pm

Eaton Farmers Market
Where: Eaton Fair Shopping Centre, Recreation Drive, Eaton WA
When: Every Sunday, 9am – 1pm

Gascoyne Growers Market
Where: Town Centre, Carnarvon WA
When: Every Saturday (May to October), 8am – 12pm

Geraldton Greenough Farmers Market
Where: Maitland Park, Cathedral Avenue, Geraldton WA
When: Every Saturday, 8am – 12pm

Manjimup Farmers Market
Where: Coronation Park, Manjimup WA
When: Every 3rd Saturday, 8am – 12pm

Margaret River Farmers Market
Where: The Old Hospital, Corner of Tunbridge & Farrelly Streets, Margaret River WA
When: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday 8am – 12pm


References:
Women's Health Services, February 2009
Libertine Farmers' Market
Buy Organic
Australian Farmers' Market Association
Tourist Radio WA Farmers Markets

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