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South Australia

German-Australian baking, Barossa smallgoods, Eyre Peninsula seafood and river fruit

Signature dish · Pie Floater

Regional cuisine

How South Australia cooks

South Australia carries Australia's strongest German settlement food heritage in the Barossa and Adelaide Hills, alongside Eyre Peninsula seafood, Riverland fruit and preserving traditions, and Adelaide's own bakery classics such as the pie floater and the frog cake.

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Ways to cook South Australia

Curated groupings of this region's traditions, from family kitchens to roadside stands.

South Australia Home CookingSouth Australia Home CookingEveryday cooking in South Australian households.16 recipesAdelaide Food TraditionsAdelaide Food TraditionsPie carts, market cooking and Adelaide bakery classics.5 recipesBarossa Food TraditionsBarossa Food TraditionsSmallgoods, baking and preserving in the Barossa.6 recipesGerman-Australian Food HeritageGerman-Australian Food HeritageSilesian German settlement cooking as practised in South Australia.9 recipesCoastal & Seafood FoodCoastal & Seafood FoodFish, squid and shellfish from South Australian waters.8 recipesEyre Peninsula SeafoodEyre Peninsula SeafoodOysters, tuna, kingfish and abalone from the Eyre coast.5 recipesRiverland Fruit TraditionsRiverland Fruit TraditionsCitrus, apricots and preserving along the Murray.5 recipesBakery FoodBakery FoodPasties, pies, frog cakes and bakery sweets.13 recipesFarmhouse CookingFarmhouse CookingGrain and grazing country farm cooking.5 recipesWine Region CookingWine Region CookingLong-lunch cooking from the Barossa, Clare and McLaren Vale.1 recipeHeritage RecipesHeritage RecipesLong-documented South Australian dishes.7 recipesModern South Australian ClassicsModern South Australian ClassicsNewer dishes that became everyday SA food.4 recipesGrandmother-Style South Australian RecipesGrandmother-Style South Australian RecipesOld-fashioned South Australian household cooking, country baking and preserves.12 recipesPies & Savoury BakingPies & Savoury BakingPies, pasties and savoury baking from South Australian bakeries and home kitchens.4 recipesPreserves & PicklesPreserves & PicklesRiverland fruit jams, chutneys and the pickling traditions of the Barossa.5 recipesCommunity & Immigrant KitchensCommunity & Immigrant KitchensItalian, Greek, German and later community cooking across South Australia.4 recipesForgotten South Australian DishesForgotten South Australian DishesOlder South Australian household dishes now rarely cooked.3 recipesKangaroo Island Food TraditionsKangaroo Island Food TraditionsIsland honey, sheep dairy, seafood and small-farm cooking off the South Australian coast.2 recipesFleurieu Peninsula FoodFleurieu Peninsula FoodCoastal and farm cooking between Victor Harbor, Willunga and the Fleurieu hills.2 recipesAdelaide Hills FoodAdelaide Hills FoodCool-climate orchards, market gardens and hills-town baking above Adelaide.3 recipesClare Valley FoodClare Valley FoodFarmhouse cooking, orchard fruit and Cornish mining heritage in the Clare Valley.1 recipeCornish-Australian Mining FoodCornish-Australian Mining FoodCornish miners' food from the Copper Triangle and Clare, still baked in South Australia.1 recipeItalian-Australian South Australian KitchensItalian-Australian South Australian KitchensItalian market gardeners and families around Adelaide and the Riverland.4 recipesGreek-Australian Adelaide FoodGreek-Australian Adelaide FoodGreek household cooking long established in Adelaide's inner suburbs.1 recipe

Sub-regions

Cuisines within South Australia

South Australia is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.

Pie carts, bakeries and market cookingAdelaidePie carts, bakeries and market cookingComing soonOrchards, berries and cool-climate produceAdelaide HillsOrchards, berries and cool-climate produceComing soonGerman-Australian smallgoods, baking and preservesBarossa ValleyGerman-Australian smallgoods, baking and preservesComing soonWine-country and farmhouse cookingClare ValleyWine-country and farmhouse cookingComing soonOysters, tuna, kingfish and abaloneEyre PeninsulaOysters, tuna, kingfish and abaloneComing soonDairy, olives and coastal seafoodFleurieu PeninsulaDairy, olives and coastal seafoodComing soonIsland honey, lamb and seafoodKangaroo IslandIsland honey, lamb and seafoodComing soonSouthern rock lobster, beef and dairy country, and cool-climate produceLimestone CoastSouthern rock lobster, beef and dairy country, and cool-climate produceComing soonCitrus, stone fruit and preservingRiverlandCitrus, stone fruit and preservingComing soon

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