100 things you must eat in SA

LOOSEN your belt and feast your eyes on this bucket list of the state's best food experiences. 

SA's Top 100 Food Experiences: Part 5.

Reviews: Simon Wilkinson, Dianne Mattsson, Tony Love, Kylie Fleming, Katie Spain, Renato Castello, Michelangelo Rucci, Tory Shepherd, David Jean

Pork belly sandwich

Pork belly sandwich at Hey Jupiter.

That lunchtime staple — the sandwich — reaches new heights at Hey Jupiter where ciabatta rolls are filled with delicious, creative combinations. French owner/chef Christophe Zauner recently chalked up one tonne of free-range Berkshire pork belly used for a sandwich with some crackling and a fresh, crispy, zingy apple and fennel slaw.

While you’re there: Experiment with the sandwich specials and you’ll inevitably be rewarded. Saffron-poached salmon with Harissa labne and a cucumber, mint, coriander, preserved lemon and chickpea salad in between bread? It can be done! Add a well-made Five Senses coffee served in cute mismatched vintage crockery.

Hey Jupiter
11 Ebenezer Place, Adelaide
0416 050 721

Sliders

Sliders at Pot Food and Wine.

Mini burgers have us all fascinated. The Pot buns are the smartest little sliders in town and sharing a combo of these beauties is the best way to go. Cute, glossy-topped brioche buns are filled with prawn and kimchi; duck, spring onion and hoi sin; pork, watercress and kewpie mayo or mushroom, truffle and watercress. They look good, they don’t weigh you down and they’re oh-so tasty.

While you’re there: As the cooler weather rolls in, try the slow-cooked Hay Valley lamb with macaroni cheese.

Pot Food and Wine
King William Rd, Hyde Park
8373 2044
www.thepotfoodandwine.com.au 

Hot dog

Downtown HDCB.

Downtown HDCB in Hindley St devotes its entire menu to hot dawgs each with their own personality. We love the best-selling Barack Obama which is a Chicago-style dawg based on a classic beef sausage, sauerkraut, onion relish, American mustard, ketchup and cheese snuggled in a good quality bun from Paesano Bakery. All the snags here are sourced from Richard Gunner’s Feast Fine Foods.

While you’re there: Runner up is the Snoop Dawg with a beef snag, wood-smoked pulled pork, mac ‘n’ cheese and barbecue sauce. Wash it down with a Moritz Lager.

Downtown HDCB
99 Hindley St, Adelaide
8212 7334 

Toastie

Proof bartender

Move over soggy, bland ham, cheese and tomato toasties. The talk of the town in toasties can be found at Proof Bar where the numero uno toastie is filled with speck, onion and mac’n’cheese.

These are fully decadent, thick sangers which are flavour packed, dripping with cheese and perfect for soaking up a crisp wine.

While you’re there: The chicken, avocado and bacon toastie can sound pedestrian but is utterly delicious. Pork lovers: don’t even try resisting the Three Little Pigs toastie.

Proof Bar
9a Anster St, Adelaide
8212 0708

Banh mi

Banh mi.

This plain-looking snack bar in the ‘burbs makes bumper banh mi rolls which are the perfect marriage of French and Vietnamese cultures. All the elements are there, starting with crisp roll with fresh fluffy interior, a slathering of pate and a generous amount of roast pork with bits of crackling. Add pickled carrot, cucumber, coriander, fresh chilli and a Vietnamese dressing and what more could you want in a banh mi for $4.50.

While you’re there: Steamed dim sims and chicken wings make a good snack attack.

Sunshine Snack Bar
58 Churchill Road, Prospect
7123 7795 

Sausage roll

Sausage roll at Red Door Bakery.

Artisan baker Gareth Grierson makes THE best sausage rolls. It’s a tough choice — the Berkshire free range pork and sage sausage roll? Or the Hay Valley lamb and Moroccan eggplant variety? We think the pork version may just win out. The golden, flaky pastry is the first joy and the juicy pork filling is so delicious you don’t need a squirt of tomato sauce.

While you’re there: Try the creme brulee tart or the awesome sourdough loaves.

Red Door Bakery
22 Elizabeth St, Croydon, 8340 0306
or 54a King William Rd, Goodwood, 8272 2773
www.reddoorbakery.com.au 

Pasties

Pasties at Port Elliot Bakery.

There are two great reasons to visit the little seaside town of Port Elliot. The first is Horseshoe Bay, where the clean sand and surf that’s just big enough to be fun make it the perfect family beach. The second is the local bakery, where each lunchtime the line stretches out the door and sometimes much further. Be patient and you will be rewarded by a fabulous pastie with beautifully flaky pastry and filling with the right balance of meat, veg and seasoning.

While you’re there: If you’ve been in the surf all morning, you’ve probably earnt a vanilla slice.

Port Elliot Bakery
31 North Tce, Port Elliot
8554 2475
www.portelliotbakery.com 

The Truff, Truff

Truff Truff pizza at Woodoven Gourmet Pizza.

Chef Tony Ruggiero serves masterpieces straight from his wood oven and doesn’t deviate from the menu. The Truff, Truff (pizza bianca … no tomato) with olive tapenade, truffle paste, roast garlic, a touch of blue cheese and fresh herbs is 12-inches-worth of joy. The restaurant is tucked away in suburbia, there’s no cutlery or plates (pizza is served on a wooden board) and the relaxed vibe and mismatched vintage decor is delightfully rustic.

While you’re there: The “garlic bread” pizza is divine as well.

Woodoven Gourmet Pizza
6/36 Hambledon Rd, Campbelltown
Friday and Saturday nights only
0404 926 521 

Arepa

Candela cafe in Goodwood.

Venezuelan chefs Carlos Benitez and Nela Ramirez have introduced us all to arepas at their tiny, cute and colourful Candela cafe. Arepas are crunchy, grilled cornbread pockets and it’s a tie between two fillings for our favourite: the shredded beef, tasty cheese and zesty chimichurri filling rocks but the spicy, slow-cooked pork with rosemary and citrus also wins hearts.

While you’re there: The fried yucca (cassava) chips are so moreish with a chipotle mayo.

Candela
120 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood
8271 1132 

Double cut roll

Double cut roll.

Sunday Mail columnist and ABC radio guru Peter Goers is our double cut roll or DCR expert.

“Bugger the baguette … bring back the noble double cut roll,” Peter says. “Lunch On Angas in the city admirably keeps up the tradition. Yummo. This nation was built on double cut rolls now, alas, as rare as pandas but much tastier and more useful.” Peter says his favourite DCR is filled with ham, cheese, egg and salad including gherkin and beetroot.

While you’re there: Yes, Lunch on Angas sells baguettes with all sorts of gourmet fillings. Just don’t tell Peter.

Lunch On Angas
264 Angas St, Adelaide
8223 4663
www.lunchonangas.com.au