Cool change leaves Mures stall running hot at the Taste of Tasmania

A Taste of Tasmania regular decided to drop the temperature at this year’s event – and the move proved to be a red-hot success.

Mures stall supervisor Will Terry with their oysters, which have been their most popular dish at this year’s Taste of Tasmania. Picture: ZAK SIMMONDS

ONE of the hottest Taste of Tasmania’s has come to an end but festival regulars Mures found popularity by going cold.

The festival’s ticket sales were hot this year including a record New Year’s Eve crowd, and the weather made its presence felt with one of the seven days finishing early because of high winds and the threat of storms.

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Mures has hosted a stall at the Taste during most years since the festival began in 1989 selling its popular fish and chips, but this year they went with a colder option.

The family-run seafood stall added fresh oysters to its menu and stall supervisor Will Terry said the new menu was a big hit.

“We had specials on each day running three of our gourmet products, which we run in Mures lower deck and we were running fresh oysters this year,” Mr Terry said.

“It’s something different for us, we normally just run fish and chips but we have had lots of positivity from the public about moving from cooked to cold-styled food.

“We have obviously been doing fish and chips for quite a few years now, so we were trying to diversify and try something new and see what the public thought.”

Salvation Army volunteers Keira Maddox and Amelia Natoli at the Taste of Tasmania collect donations for fire victims. Picture: ZAK SIMMONDS

Mr Terry has worked with Mures at the festival for the past five years and said the move of the stall to the Atrium area was a success and he thinks people can expect the new menu again next year.

“From the reaction from the public I reckon we’ll be back with our fresh oysters and our gourmet products,” Terry said.

The final day of the Taste saw the festival team up with the Salvation Army for a plant giveaway to raise funds for the Salvation Army Emergency Services teams that are responding to the devastating bushfires around Australia.