Their influence can still be tasted at many of the thousands of restaurants serving dishes like Sichuan ducksmoked with camphor wood and tea leaves, and a popular dish called Over the Bridge Noodles.
This is where chefs, locals and travellers gather for their weekly dose of seasonal fruit and vegetables, homemade breads and pastas, locally farmed lamb, goat, duck and turkey, live yabbies (freshwater crayfish), traditional mettwurst (a type of smoked German sausage) and hand-crafted beer.