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Tantalising Tasmania

Tasmania was a great place to discover beautiful landscape and of course experience some really delicious food and drinks!

Here are my Top 5 Favorite Food experiences in Tassie!

1.  On our very first day in Tassie we went to the Cascade Brewery.  We got a 1.5 hour tour the history of the brewery, the process of the brewing, and an actual tour of the longest running brewery in Australia. My favorite part of the tour was of course the 1.5 hours of tasting that occured afterwards.  We got everything from pale ale to stout and it was an absolutely great start to our trip.

2.  The next stop was at the Bruny Island Cheese Company that’s owned and managed by Nick Haddow (follow Nick’s blog too!).  It was great we got to see the cheese being made behind the front counter, and the larder room was all open glass so we could see all the cheese resting.  My friend and I did a tasting in the morning and ended up stopping in again for the dish below.  This was a soft cheese names “Otto’” that was wrapped in Proscuitto.  We were recommended to have it melted in a wood fired oven for about 15 minutes and drink it with some local wine.  

3.  The wine we chose to go with the above cheese was from Bruny Island Premium Wines.  They could only grow chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, and pinot noir grapes.  This was a great little stop because we saw the 5 days old Pinot Noir grapes just starting to rest with the skins on them.  We choose a 2007 Pinot Reserve to go with our cheese.

4. Oysters were next on the list and boy were they amazing!  Get Shucked was a small little trailor right across from the water that would fish two fresh batched on Oysters Daily!  Always being slightly hesitant with the idea of eating I jumped on the opportuntity to make a decision about them when they were as fresh as can be.  I got half a dozen and enjoyed them with a squirt of lemon and some fresh cracked black pepper.  Yum!

5.Finally on the last day in Tasmania we went to the Salamanca Markets which are all about great fresh food, and food preparation.  It was a toss up between a new rolling pin, cutting board, or cheese platter made out of local tassie Huon Pine.  I chose a great little cheese platter in the shape of Tassie to remember the experience!  We got a great coffee recommended by a friend to walk around the markets with, and before we left, we had floating Fish and Chips.

Tasmania seems to be a commonly missed placed during most people’s Australia Tours, but it is definitely a place worth checking out.  I knew that we were going to be in for a good trip when one of the first ladies at the information booth said “If you like to eat, then you will enjoy the island”. 

Alicia and I were very lucky to have been able to get this trip in during our time in Oz.  Follow Alicia’s Aussie Adventure blog to see more updates on her adventures, and feel free to click on My Farewell Tour to check out mine!  Finally a big thank you to Alicia for the photography!

Savour the Experience!