Native Australian produce and Indigenous bush meals would be the heroes of the culinary expertise of Wintjiri Wiru, the quickly to be launched drone, sound and laser mild present at Ayers Rock Resort.
From lemon aspen and wattleseeds to quandong, warrigal greens and lemon myrtle – the menu for Wintjiri Wiru is about to be an genuine celebration of native Australian substances mixed with trendy culinary methods that match the thrilling drama of the brand new expertise.
Launching at Uluru in Might, Wintijiri Wiru will use drones, mild and sound to inform a chapter of the Mala story between Kaltukatjara (Docker River) and Mutitjulu.
Voyages consulted with Indigenous culinary specialists to create an genuine meals and beverage expertise at Wintjiri Wiru showcasing Australia’s best produce from Indigenous and Australian-owned suppliers.
Indigenous chef Mark Olive, identified globally for his distinctive fashion and tv reveals The Outback Café, A Cooks Line and On Nation Kitchen, has been working carefully with Ayers Rock Resort cooks and suppliers to craft menus that showcase native Australian flavours.
“There’s a rising curiosity from each Australian and worldwide travellers to attempt native bush meals so I’m really excited by this chance to create a menu in collaboration with the Voyages crew which heroes these superb substances and shall be loved beneath the celebs whereas watching Wintjiri Wiru,” stated Olive.
Dishes shall be paired with premium Australian wines from Penfolds in addition to wines, beers and spirits from suppliers which might be both wholly Indigenous-owned or who’ve been Provide Nation Licensed. These embrace gin producer Beachtree Distilling Firm, Jarrah Boy and Sobah breweries and Yaru Water.
Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia CEO, Matthew Cameron Smith, stated: “It was important to us that we labored with a variety of Indigenous suppliers who wouldn’t solely present top quality culinary experiences to our visitors however would additionally profit from supporting this new story telling initiative.
“Cultural sustainability is a key precedence for us at Voyages and we’re excited to be delivering on this dedication by way of the event of Wintjiri Wiru,” he stated.
There shall be two nightly performances of Wintjiri Wiru – the three-hour Sundown Dinner and the 1.5 hour After Darkish present. Each performances will happen atop an environmentally sustainable, purpose-built platform “floating” above the desert.
When visitors arrive for the Sundown Dinner efficiency, they are going to be handled to a number of canapes and cocktails served by crew members eager to share their information of the native substances.
Whereas sipping on a Cucumber Cooler or a Spiced Apple Tonic – each that includes Indigenous-owned Beachtree natural Koala Gin – visitors may also be capable of drink within the unbelievable views of Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
Canape alternatives will embrace tasty bites akin to gin-infused cucumber with inexperienced ants and celery salt, and blackened mountain pepper beef fillet on a truffle slider brioche.
There’s additionally considerate choices to cater to all dietary necessities together with candy potato and warrigal greens flan and braised beetroot on a pink bun.
As soon as visitors have taken their seats within the open-air desert theatre, they’ll then embark on the subsequent stage of their culinary journey with native antipasti platters served in a dinner hamper. The menu will provide thrilling combos together with smoked emu with a saltbush chilli crust and an Indigenous twist on a Waldorf salad with cooked prawns, native celery, quandong, apple, walnuts and wattleseeds.
For the After Darkish present, wattleseed caramel popcorn shall be served alongside refreshing gelatos that includes native substances.
The Wintjiri Wiru Sundown Dinner expertise contains return resort transfers and is priced at AUD$385pp. The After Darkish expertise is AUD$190pp.