Delicious Australia – (07)July 2019

KNOW YOUR PRODUCER

DanMasters,headchefatRockpoolBar& GrillPerth,nominatessuperlativeseafood

from Fremantle Octopus for a 2019delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Award.

GREAT CHEFS CELEBRATE THE GREATEST INGREDIENTS

THEMOSTTENDEROCTOPUSONTHEMARKET

“Wegothrougha processwhere[ouroctopus]is blastfrozentoa specificcriteria

thatis quiteunique...butwedon’tliketotelltoomanypeoplehowwegetto

that,”saysDavison.This‘secret’process has garnered much praise from Rockpool

Bar& GrillPerth’sDanMasters.

“[FremantleOctopus]is oneofthemostconsistentproductsonthemarket.

It cooksbeautifullyontheopenfire,”saysMasters.“TheguysatFreoOccydon’t

dealwithanyoctopusthatisn’tuptotheirstandards,nordotheycutanycorners.

Thecommitmenttheyshowtotheimportance of sustainability is exactly what we

strive for at Rockpool,” explains Masters. PHOTOGRAPHY

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KIRSTEN JENKINS, DAVID MORGAN

THEPRODUCER

EMMADAVISON,

GENERALMANAGER,

FREMANTLE OCTOPUS

“We’vebeendoingthisfor 20 years,”

saysEmmaDavisonofFremantle

Octopus.“Thebusinesscomesfrom

humblebeginnings;thefounders

refinedtheprocessin a homekitchen

andbottledin theirgaragetosellit at

localmarkets.Tonowbeprocessing

threetofourtonnes daily... we’ve

learnta lot.”

Callingthepristinewatersoff

Australia’swestcoasthome,the

14 fishingboatsofFremantle

Octopuscatchsustainably.“This

specieshasn’tbeenfoundanywhere

elsein theworld,sowe’revery

lucky,”Davisoncontinues.“Our

octopusis regardedasthebest

becauseofitsquality,thecolour

ofitsflesh,theflavourandtexture.

It allhasa lottodowithitsdiet

• abalone,rocklobster,blue
  swimmercrab,prawns,scallops,
  smallfish...it’sa gourmet eater in
  itsownright!
  “Alotofchefswanttohavea point
  ofdifference[ontheirmenus],so
  we’requiteluckytooffer something
  that’s so unique.”

PRODUCE AWARDS.