#Adelaide Central Market Watch #20

Onions are the essential ingredient for full flavoured cooking. South Australia produces approximately 70,000 tonnes of onions per annum, 35% of Australian production. Farmgate value of SA grown onions to our state is over $65.5 million. Latest figures show SA will harvest 110,741 tonnes of onions comprising of 12% red and 88% brown showing an increase on previous years.

FRUIT & VEG



All the market F&V stalls have onions year round, but they are at their freshness peak now. Look for clean shiny skin, firm flesh and no sprouting. Prices start at $2.99kg and go down. Red onions are $3.99kg. For a great winter salad, combine onions, fennel and navel oranges with olive oil and seasoning. McMahons S47/48 has Riverland navel oranges $1.99kg and crunchy fennel bulbs from Aubergines S57 for $1.50 each

Seville oranges say marmalade me for $3.99kg and blood oranges say sorbet or salad, from House of Organics S34/35. Cocos S20/21 always has new season produce and this week the speckled borlotti beans are $12.95kg and tamarillos for $1.80 each. Mandarins are perfect, juicy , sweet and cheap throughout the market.

The best winter tomato flavour this week is the hydroponic, vine-ripened punnets of cherry tomatoes called the "sweet pearl" from McMahons and Greensides S56 for $3.50

SEAFOOD AND POULTRY

The King of SA seafood, King George Whiting, famed for texture, flavour, flesh ratio and a struggle on the hook, is at an all time low price at Samtass on the Gouger St end. Whole fish $26.99kg and double fillets $35.99 kg. Check Vegas Poultry, S62, for limited numbers of whole certified organic chooks $14.99kg.



SPECIAL



'Bling' is a sparkling non- alcoholic grape juice made from the locally grown Muscat Bordeaux Blanco grapes. The intense fruity characters are peach and nectarine. Look for the 750 ml champagne bottle with the diamote encrusted pendant on the bottle neck $11 at Gourmet to Go S42

# Adelaide Central Market Watch #19

There is big value is in citrus this week with fantastic quality, abundant varietal choices and good prices.


FRUIT & VEG
Bumper mandarin crops means smaller fruit on the tree but great value and selling at many stalls for $2.50 kg. Navel oranges are $3.99 and lemons are four for $2 at Aubergines S57. Misty gem passion fruit are loaded with pulp, three for $2 , Albanese silver beet $3.60 bunch, fresh Jerusalem artichoke $1.79 kg and 250gm pun nets of sweet yellow cherry tomatoes from Murray Bridge and try their free range eggs from Clare Valley $5.99 dozen, all from House of Organics S34/35. Tasmanian truffles are in season until August and their quality rivals the famed Perigords. Visit Marco at S68 or follow CookThisTV on Facebook.

Lucias Fine Foods (Photo courtesy Lara Cameron-Smith)

SevenHill Fine Foods (Photo courtesy Lara Cameron-Smith)

Taste of Marakech (Photo courtesy Lara Cameron-Smith)

Fresh truffles (Photo courtesy Lara Cameron-Smith)

more truffles (Photo courtesy Lara Cameron-Smith)

GOURMET
Kate's Patisserie S50 has the Afghan tandoori naans two bags for $5 and the Lebanese pita bread for $1.50 per bag of six.
Kolophon caper berries are the rage. The berries come pickled with Murray River salt $12.95 for 150gm jars, as caper seasoning where the used pickling salts are mixed with dried capers $9.95 for 40gm jars , also as a powder and as nibbles. Gourmet to Go S42 and Jagger S38

MEAT AND POULTRY
Go to Feast@the Market for certified organic milk-fed lamb and Coorong angus beef cheeks. The 6-8 week old Suffolk meat is lean, pale and tender $20.99kg and all cuts are available. The trimmed beef cheeks are perfect for slow cooking and cost $19.99kg.
Vegas Poultry ,S62 has Inglewood certified chickens, whole only for $14.99kg. Economy short-back bacon $8.95kg from Con's S18/19.

SPECIAL
Peru Cafe Femenino coffee from The Grind S14, is organic and Fair Trade certified, the latter meaning it was purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. Cafe Femenino is an organization that supports women farmers and their families in coffee growing communities $11 for 250gms. Rich, deep aroma with a hint of chocolate.
 

Australian Tourism Exchange, Brisbane, May/June 2007

I am busy preparing for ATE 2007. The image is a preview of work I have commissioned by a talented young artist , Ben Gryst. The image will be printed on to canvas. Ben's work can be seen at the Festival Centre Sunday markets.

What is ATE? ATE is a tourism trade show that brings Australian tourism businesses together with airlines, tourism wholesalers and retailers from around the world. It provides a forum for Australian tourism Sellers to showcase their products, meet with overseas contacts and negotiate deals. It also provides international travel Buyers an opportunity to experience Australia first-hand.
International buyers are selected by Tourism Australia to ensure the most influential people meet with Australian tourism businesses. ATE is open to Australian travel exhibitors only and represents a unique opportunity for attendees to increase their share of the inbound travel market.ATE 2007 will return to Brisbane for the third time in its history, having last been there in 2002. Delegates will be amazed by the changes in the city itself, as well as the new and revamped function venues. The event will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 26 May - 01 June 2007.

Who attends ATE?
Around 1700 Australian seller delegates from approximately 630 companies will meet with nearly 600 key overseas buyer companies from over 40 countries.
Approximately 60 international trade and domestic journalists will attend ATE in Brisbane 2007. They will report to millions of people worldwide on what is new in the Australian travel and tourism industry. International journalists will also participate in pre and post tours to experience other areas of Australia first hand.