Brisbane Seasonal Food: What to Eat When

What is in season in Brisbane, and what to order when the market changes.

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22-23 May 2027

Spring

Granite Belt strawberries (summer crop): Queensland grows strawberries in two seasons; from October the summer crop comes from the Granite Belt, grown at elevation around Stanthorpe, and it runs until May.

Kensington Pride (Bowen) mangoes: The Kensington Pride, first grown in Bowen in the late 1880s, is over 80 percent of Australia's commercial mangoes; Northern Territory fruit comes from September to November and Queensland fruit from December to February.
Queensland mud crab: Mud crab is caught all year, with a peak from January to April in Queensland; Stanley at Howard Smith Wharves keeps it live in the tank and steams it or wok tosses it with XO sauce.

Native finger limes: The finger lime season typically runs from March to May. In Brisbane, e'cco bistro serves oysters with ponzu and finger lime, Donna Chang raw kingfish with finger lime, and Blackbird a honey bug with a finger lime mignonette.
Moreton Bay bugs: Moreton Bay bugs are sold all year, but supply follows the northern prawn fisheries and peaks in autumn; Donna Chang, Stanley, e'cco bistro and Blackbird all have them on their menus.
Banana prawns: Banana prawns are available all year with peak supply in April; the bulk of the catch comes from the Gulf of Carpentaria, and the Northern Territory fishery closes from December to March.

Sunshine Coast strawberries (winter crop): Most of Queensland's winter strawberry crop is grown on the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane, from May to October.

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