Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 29 - Apr | May 2019 | Page 12

Hidden gems in..
THE FAR NORTH
FOODIE NEWS
RACHEL WILSON
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to eat
fresh local
local fresh
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Point Winery
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Winery
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on the picturesque
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amongst
cane fertile
fields cane
and lush
fields on
and a lush
full-blown
on a full-blown
cheese fest,
cheese
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rfront, waterfront,
strawberries
strawberries
from the from
the rainforests
tropical
tropical rainforests
and experience
and experience
find some find
unmissable
some unmissable
cheeses to cheeses to
or cheese
farm or
direct
cheese
from direct
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the Gallo
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from a roadside
from a stall,
roadside
stall, high-quality
high-quality
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red and
fruit white
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ports, and
liqueurs
creams
and made
creams from
made biodynamic
from biodynamic
dairy
dairy
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has rapidly has
gained
rapidly
a reputation
gained a reputation
for products
for products
and locally
and sourced
locally sourced
the here
quality the
of quality
its wines
of its
and wines
the organic
and the produce
organic
will
produce
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will in leave
a you in a
a secret
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a secret
perhaps
that, here
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use of
range
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of food
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of food coma.
coma.
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local community,
the local community,
we’ve innovative
we’ve innovative
exotic fruits,
tropical including
fruits, including
guarding
been a guarding
little too a carefully
little too exotic
carefully tropical
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will to be leave
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to leave
the with the
Plum,
Jaboticaba,
Plum,
Jaboticaba,
North Far Queensland’s
North Queensland’s
locally Davidson
locally Davidson
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North
of Johnstone
the North Johnstone
River
River
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Mulberry,
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Sapote,
Black
Sapote,
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produced,
sourced
locally
food
sourced
and food and
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and
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and heritage
world
heritage
with
special
with
ingredients
special
ingredients
including
including
rage produce
beverage which
produce
as locals
which as locals
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behind that,
behind
Mt Bartle
that, Mt Bartle
ginseng
ginseng
ginger. and ginger.
now is we
absolutely
know is world
absolutely
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class. and
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Queensland’s
Frere,
Queensland’s
highest
highest
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are in you
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area,
in the
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mountain,
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dramatic
a dramatic
regional
FNQ produce
regional includes
produce a includes
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be crazy
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out to
your
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out your for
backdrop
visitors. for visitors.
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of
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of
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childhood
of dreams
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winning tour
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flavoursome
food and food
beverages
and beverages
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from
throw
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from Mungalli
of Willy Wonka’s
of Willy Chocolate
Wonka’s Factory
Chocolate Factory
s quickly
and becoming
is quickly renowned
becoming renowned
Creek Farmhouse
Creek Farmhouse
nestled deep
nestled
in deep in
and
take
and
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take
Charley’s
Chocolate
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for the
of freshest
seafood, of organic
seafood, organic
the valley the
just valley
10 minutes
just 10 drive
minutes drive
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Tour. No
loompas
oompa loompas
cream,
milk,
yoghurts,
cream, a yoghurts,
stunning a Factory
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from the
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famous
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Falls Millaa Falls
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of and
cheeses
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and here,
butter,
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is Rainforest
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growers and
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of
only
one
a
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of
places
only
a
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in
the
places
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in
the
world
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full-flavoured
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honey,
suppliers suppliers
of Australian
of Australian
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where
you
where
can
you
experience
can
experience
the
the
sli, fresh
muesli,
herbs,
fresh
edible
herbs,
flowers,
edible flowers,
tropical fruits
tropical
with fruits
a sustainable
with a sustainable
whole
journey
whole
journey
of
chocolate
of
chocolate
es and
pickles
relishes,
and sauerkraut,
relishes, sauerkraut,
tropical bushfood
tropical bushfood
orchard and
orchard and
from “Cocoa
from Tree
“Cocoa
to Chocolate
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bucha, kombucha,
tea, coffee, tea,
chocolate,
coffee, chocolate,
cellar door.
cellar With
door. tours
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award-winning
multi
award-winning
la bean
vanilla
paste bean
and paste
balsamic
and balsamic
appointment
appointment
you can experience
you can experience
a
a
(Best Chocolate
(Best Chocolate
at the Australian
at the Australian
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genuine to 'paddock
plate' delight
to plate' delight
Food Awards
Food in Awards
2016 and
in 2016
2017) and 2017)
with an with
orchard
an filled
orchard with
filled with
m Mission
From Beach,
Mission
across
Beach,
the across
the Australian
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grown single
grown origin
single origin
Davidson's Davidson's
plum, Lemon
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Lemon aspen,
rton Tablelands
Atherton Tablelands
and up to and chocolate
up to is
chocolate
handcrafted
is handcrafted
on site in on site in
Rainforest Rainforest
cherry and cherry
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and Rainforest
tree Daintree
there
are
there cafes,
are Mission
cafes, Beach
Mission
from Beach
cocoa from
bean cocoa
to bean to
lychee. If you
lychee.
sample
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nothing
sample else
nothing else
urants,
restaurants,
farmers markets
farmers and
markets
and bar
chocolate
chocolate
or from
bar cocoa
or from
pod cocoa pod
whilst on this
whilst
picturesque
on this picturesque
property property
an producers
artisan producers
of gourmet
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gourmet
the from
trees the
through
trees to through
the
to the
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the unforgettable
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goodies,
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Davidson's Davidson's
Plum Royale,
Plum
a fortified
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to locals.
even to locals.
have drawn have
the drawn
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ticket
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to
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flavours
to
taste
that
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several
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long
several
weekends
long in
weekends
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in April
balance of balance
sweetness,
of sweetness,
fresh plum, fresh plum,
include Davidson’s
Plum, Beach
Plum, Beach
aster for
and Easter
Anzac and
Day Anzac
why not
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why not Davidson’s
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natural
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acidity
natural
and acidity
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and an
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Coconut, Ginger
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my and my
a self-drive
take a food
self-drive
tour of
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character,
spice character,
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favourite
personal
the
favourite
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the
Macadamia
n and region
discover
and
the
discover
abundance
the abundance
is full of delicious
is full of charm.
delicious charm.
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of quality
and wine
food our
and region
wine our
region Praline.
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a
cheese
As
lover
a
cheese
myself
lover
the myself
order the order
o offer.
has
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to offer.
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bestie, A a food
mate, lover’s
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tour
lover’s
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tour be
wouldn’t be
of the day whilst
of the on
day the
whilst
Tablelands
on the Tablelands
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or your
half’ ‘other
and half’
have and
a complete
have a without
complete
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without
inclusion
some of inclusion of
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cheese
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it! There
lots of is it! There is
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couple
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of days up
of fun,
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fun, I’d If cheese.
cheese.
you take
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drive the drive
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never
as a too
thing
much
as cheese
too much cheese
est taking
suggest the taking
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to picturesque
along the
along the picturesque
Palmerston Palmerston
so I implore
so you
I implore
stop off
you at stop
Gallo off at Gallo
de Mission
include Beach,
Mission Atherton
Beach, highway
Atherton to
highway
the lush
to the
Atherton
lush Atherton
Dairy a gourmet
Dairy a cheese
gourmet
factory
cheese
on factory on
elands, Tablelands,
Port Douglas
Port and
Douglas
the Tablelands,
and the Tablelands,
lovers of cheese
lovers will
of cheese
be
will be
a fully operational
a fully operational
dairy farm dairy farm
tree with
Daintree
a night’s
with stay
a night’s
along stay
along with
thrilled
thrilled
the Mungalli
with the Creek
Mungalli Creek
(complete (complete
with a baby
with animal
a baby animal
way. Here’s
the way.
a sample
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a sample Farmhouse.
itinerary Farmhouse.
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Whether
want to
you want to
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offers
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a range
offers
of a range of
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mouth
get your
watering:
mouth watering:
enjoy a Devonshire
enjoy a Devonshire
tea, cheese
tea, cheese
cheeses for cheeses
tasting with
for tasting
16 flavours
with 16 flavours
platter
for
platter
two,
an
for
old
two,
fashioned
an
old
fashioned
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to Mission
south Beach
to Mission
to find
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from
choose
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from
go (I passed
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