Regional Food

The Limestone Coast is a blend of seafood delights, rich agricultural heritage and creative cottage industry food producers.

The region's sensational lobster, succulent lamb and pasture-fed beef is sought by restaurants around Australia. Local game includes duck, lean venison, kangaroo and even emu. The produce grown in the terra rossa soils are famed for their intensity of flavour, with potato and strawberry crops among the best in the country. Local traditions of pickling, preserving and jam-making capture the harvest's full flavours.

Look out for the Limestone Coast Food Group Farmers Markets to sample some of the offerings direct from the producers. Regional produce can also be found at She's Apples and Yoey's Traditional Fine foods (both in Mount Gambier) and the Veg Shed in Naracoorte.

Try Lacepede Seafood in Kingston SE for fresh Southern Rock Lobster from October to May with a wide range of other seafood available year round. Mahalia Coffee in Robe source the best quality raw coffee beans from around the world then roasts and blends them to create a unique range styles. Take a tour of a working emu farm at Avenue Emus where you can also purchase Pure Emu Oil and Emu meat products.

Did you know that the Limestone Coast produces 230 million litres of milk each year? And that the Limestone Coast supplies 30% of South Australia's agricultural production, including sheep, wool and prime beef along with grain seed and potatoes?