Regional Taste of the Regions
Taste of the Regions
Saltbush Kitchen
Next time you head out of Melbourne, don’t forget to pack an esky. This is your chance to return with the best produce in Victoria. From farm gates with honesty boxes to artisan manufacturers making gold from local produce, the regions are filled with examples of what can only be described as good taste. Here are a few suggestions on where to find them.
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Native Flavour
Creamy Goodness
Keen to deepen her connection to Australia, Brigid Corcoran began experimenting with the flavours of bushfoods. Now, she works with local farmers to create small-batch products in Buninyong, near Ballarat, for Saltbush Kitchen. Transform your cooking by using its spices, salts and spice rubs made using ingredients like lemon myrtle, peppermint gum, mountain pepper and wattle seed. saltbushkitchen.com.au
She’s a dairy farmer’s daughter, so perhaps it was in her blood. When Monica Cavarsan visited France, she tasted cultured butter that was just like the sort her mum used to make. It was the impetus she needed to start Bellarine Peninsula’s Lard Ass Butter. Now, Monica and her team use cream from the Western District and salt from Mount Zero to create a butter that is, well, better. + lardass.com.au
