Yandina is one of those places that appears on a map but isn’t a
throughfare of traffic and so despite being on the edge of the
tourist Mecca, the sunshine coast of queensland, many tourists
have no idea of what there is to do there.
The Buderim Ginger Factory(Buderim is 20km away so don’t
be confused by the name) runs a thriving ginger goods production
and distribution business as well as a tourist driven side to it’s
business. There are several options to see the grounds including on foot or using a miniature custom
built train, of it’s factory and it’s extensive tropical gardens and
it has a range of fairy ground rides for kids. It also has a retail
outlet selling a large range of ginger based products and it runs
seminars which teach people how to cook using Ginger, showing newbies as well as
professional chefs on how to cook using ginger. A few days ago
the Ginger factory ran a 3 day Ginger festival marketed at the
people holidaying still local as school hols were still on, a great day was had by all.
Every weekend Yandina plays host to an open air market, a great
place to stock up on fresh fruit and vegetables if you are staying
locally in a Noosa,Coolum or Mooloolaba resort.
There are a range of other stalls but the highlight is the fruit and
vegetables which are particularly well known for the organic produce.
A few hundred metres from the markets is a particularly unique grower and retailer of intimidating wines, it is known as The Little Morgue Winery.
The current owner took control of the building seven years ago,until then it had
been used as a morgue, storing dead bodies. The stained glass
windows in the cellar area are a relic of the old morgue chapel
the place that would have been the final stop for the deceased before heading six foot under.
The Little Morgue has made an asset from it’s history by running events known as Murder in the
Morgue mystery dinners and is particularly popular at Halloween.
Wine tasting and “morgue munchies” are available every day
wednesday to sunday, tasting such morbid sounding varieties as
may leave you positively stiff namely Dead Smooth, RIP and Supreme after life.
The Ginger cooking school is not the only Cuisine academy in town.
A highly acclaimed Thai restaurant,The Spirit House has a school teaching people to cook thai food
at 5 it isn’t cheap but the class lasts for 5 hours and they will teach you how
to create the old traditional but delicious fish cakes,Pork Curry Phrik King
and many other sizzling and milder dishes. It has a class on virtually
every day and one can eat what one produces whilst at the
class washed down with complimentary wine and thai beer.
So next time you are driving on the Bruce highway and you see that
lonely sign for Yandina, think about giving it a try.
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