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National Barramundi Day

Applejack is celebrating National Barramundi Day to support our Aussie farmers!

Join us at The Butler Potts Point, The Botanist Kirribilli or Bopp & Tone on Friday 22nd October to #askforaussiebarra and enjoy our Roast Barramundi on special for the day.

To celebrate National Barramundi Day, we’re offering Barramundi on special at our restaurants to encourage consumers to #askforaussiebarra and raise awareness around the ambiguous naming rights in Australia.

Choose between:

Wood-fired barramundi with Jerusalem artichoke, broad bean, zucchini flower($42) at Bopp & Tone. 

Roast barramundi fillet, celery sofrito, pistachio mole verde, pepita oil ($20) at The Butler. 

Pan-roasted barramundi, confit tomato, zucchini, prosciutto crumb, herb emulsion ($16.5) at The Botanist.

Did you know, despite being our native fish with its Aboriginal name, over 60% of barramundi eaten in Australia is imported from Asia? Nearly half of Australians don’t know whether their barra is Australian or imported while most assume that the ‘barramundi’ they are eating is Australian (2019 research). Some importers capitalise on the premium reputation of Australian barramundi, by adding a sprinkle of native herbs, or designing branding with Australian connotations to mislead the consumer. National Barramundi Day is aimed to help protect Australian Barramundi Farmers by encouraging those who want a clear way of determining Aussie barra from imported fish to sign the petition to reserve the name ‘barramundi’ for Australian grown or caught fish.

Australian barramundi is grown to high quality standards with stringent regulations guaranteeing safe product, sustainable farming and a safe workplace with fair pay for jobs in Australia. Our barra farmers and commercial fishers can’t compete on price with the lower costs of regulation and cheap labour of our overseas competitors. This puts their livelihoods and our access to genuine Australian grown barramundi at risk.

If you’d like to support our Aussie barramundi farmers, you can sign the petition here.

Book in for #nationalbarramundiday and enjoy the delicious Aussie barramundi on the menu at our venues! 

The Butler Potts Point

The Butler Potts Point

Roast barramundi fillet with charred squash, pistachio mole verde & pepita oil

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The Botanist

The Botanist

Pan-roasted barramundi with confit tomato, zucchini, prosciutto crumb & herm emulsion

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Bopp & Tone

Bopp & Tone

Wood-fired barramundi with white asparagus and cafe di Paris butter

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