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TROPIC • FOOD

EGGPLANT AROUND TOWN
At Rusty’s you can find oozy Greek
moussaka at the Fetta’s stall, a spicy
Sri Lankan eggplant curry at Cecil’s,
and of course, baba ganoush at
Hasham’s Dips.
Every time we eat at NOA we can’t
go past the eggplant chips, coated
in panko crumb, polenta and fennel
OAKS KITCHEN & GARDEN seeds and served with raita.
No two visits to Ben Wallace and Rachael Boon’s Edge Hill is also home to another
place are the same; their long lunches take form authentic nasu dengaku dish at
from whatever’s in season and ready to harvest that Haruka, a hidden gem for Japanese
day from their tropical garden. The pair grow a variety food in Cairns. Back in the city,
of the fruit, including apple eggplant, pea eggplant Golden Boat serves prawn and
and a unique yellow Thai eggplant, which are then eggplant rolls on one of the best
paired with anything from wild boar to crocodile tail – yum cha menus around.
usually in a rich, fragrant Southeast Asian style curry.
Whichever the iteration, it’s guaranteed to be brilliant. MORE: tropicnow.com.au

GO THERE Lot 3, 11-13 Nancy Close, Oak Beach

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