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Blood or Ruby Limes are a bushfood native of Australia, a beautiful soft, lime grapefruit flavour If you want the perfect gift or a treat for yourself then this marmalade is the perfect addition to your morning toast or with scones, a little cream also adds to the story. -
THE PERFECT AFTERNOON TEA
The crushed leaves of this free-spirited rambling Wild Mint bush combine with the calming effect of gentle Lavender to enhance the spirit and soothe the mind.
It is now a proven fact that Lavender has a soothing, calming effect...we've all, most likely, enjoyed the benefits of aroma therapy with lavender, Lavender candles, oils, soaps and so the list goes on. I'ts been a really popular aroma for centuries. I've seen lavender Panna Cotta, lavender put into perfumes and bath oils, the list is endless. I always marvel at why some aromas and flavours just seem timeless and have a universal appeal. Lavender has definitely has made it's mark, it came into it's own in the Victoriana era where giving flowers and posies was fashionable, ahhhh great to see the romance of it all....some things never change and hope they never do!Now we know that lavender is not only useful for its beautiful aroma but also makes a great tea.
Note here that not all lavenders can be consumed, the one that OutbackChef uses is a french lavender that is grown for culinary use. Combining with mint, I've added some calendula and Australian grown green tea, it's a great brew, a truly Australian blend with these unique flavours, try yourself or makes a great gift. -
Sunrise Limes are used in this true-blue Aussie marmalade with a lime cumquat flavour
These Sunrise Limes are harvest from my friends, Vickie and Marks property in Western Australia. They are nurtured and grown with care to produce the best superfood limes ever. Makes a perfect bushfood gift for you or someone special -
Australian's native Superfood, black wattleseed. Wattleseed straight from the pod. Wattle seed has a nutty,chocolate flavour when roasted and ground, while we sell it roasted and ground I've now got many customer who want to try and roast and grind to their own specifications. There are many different species of Wattleseed growing throughout Australia, most are edible, but remember some are not, so if you're not sure get some expert advice to find out if it's edible or not. For wattleseed recipe ideas http://www.outbackchef.com.au/recipes/ This particular species of wattle seed is Acacia accuminata and it's from Western Australia. -
TRY THIS WATTLESEED CHOC CHIP COOKIE RECIPE
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100% Australian grown olives with our own native bushtucker Desert Limes -
AUSTRALIAN TEA WITH STRAWBERRY GUM, ROSE & BLACKBERRY, THE ROMANTIC TEA
AUSTRALIAN TEA AND STRAWBERRY GUM LEAVES...WHO NEEDS BERRIES?
A beautiful fruity-floral Australian grown green tea with Strawberry Gum, Rose & Blackberry Tea seduces the body and soul into relaxing. Enjoy and let the tea work its magic. -
STRAWBERRY GUM HAS A COMPLEX STRAWBERRY, EUCALYPT, SPICY FLAVOUR & AROMA
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Australian Wild Harvested Spiced Tea
Australian Green Tea with Exotic Spices and wild-harvested Pepperberries
Incorporating Lilli Pillis, Rosella flowers, Tasmanian Pepperberries and Mandarin to energize and inspire your creative instincts. We use Green Tea from the Green Tea plantation in Victorian alpine regions. As with all our products we go straight to the growing source to get our Green Tea. This is a clean green tea that is soft and alluring in it’s gentle flavours. At OutbackChef we’ve complimented this beautiful tea with some exotic spices plus some of our favourite wild-harvested favourites. Lilli Pilli’s, so many species Australia wide, but the Lilli Pilli’s used in our tea are from northern NSW, they have essential oils from ginger and cloves to high-light the spiceyness of this tea, we add Rosella flowers....an adopted native, but nonetheless a popular one, especially with the early pioneering women, plus mandarin. Pepperberries picked as soon as they’re ripe and ready to go, from the chilly alpine regions of Tasmania. This is an exciting tea that is so full flavour and a perfect pick-me-up in the middle of the day. -
A COMBO OF NATVE AUSTRALIAN PEPPERBERRIES & EXOTIC IMPORTED PEPPERBERRIES
When making a white sauce don't forget to grind in some Pepperberries United to change it from "just a white sauce" to something amazing.
This great colourful combination of Pepperberries from around the world not only look fantastic, but also are a great flavour addition to your peppermill. Ground liberally over steak, fish, chicken or vegetables. -
Grown your own Wattleseed!
Wattle trees grow throughout Australia
Wattleseed, Acacia victoriae The wattle tree makes an excellent hedge and is also often used as a fodder crop
Acacia victoriae is drought and frost resistant. The seeds are collected in summer, ground and roasted. Their nutty texture and coffee-like aroma have made them highly sought after for use in confectionery and baking. This seed pack contains 30 seeds and includes instructions for germination and harvesting the seed. Seeds from the Wattle tree are edible, but there are a few species that aren't so be sure to check with an expert before trying them. A great bushfood treat. These seeds are Acacia victoriae. -
Warragul Greens make a great edible ground cover
Tetragonia tetragonioides This green leafy plant likes all but the coldest climates, can be grown hydroponically. I"ve got it growing really well in a shady spot in my garden and am constantly picking from it. Others have it in the sun, this bushtucker plant is hardy, healthy and rampant. Warragul Greens is a perennial plant ; and reaches about 50 cm tall and has distinctive arrow-shaped dark green leaves. A good substitute for spinach, you can blanch in hot water for about 1 minute, then plunge into cold water, this removes the mildly toxic oxalates, but not always necessary. I only blanch if the leaves are really mature as they can have bitter overtones, but normally I'm picking my Warraguls regularly for pies, and add to salads etc so just chop them up. Once established this plant is very tough and will provide you with year round food. It likes all but the coldest climates.....you can cut it and it will grow again and again. ; They can be grown hydroponically. The packet contains approximately 30 seeds and instructions for propagation. -
Melaleuca alternifolia This plant has everything! Use the aromatic leaves to aid colds, and use the paper bark to wrap and cook your authentic bush tucker meals in. Melaleuca alternifolia is a tall shrub with papery bark and white flowers in spring and summer, it has aromatic foliage where valuable oil is extracted. Tea Tree Oil has great germicidal properties and is used in a range of products, including antiseptics, deodorants, shampoos and soaps. This plant has everything! Use the aromatic leaves to aid colds, and use the paper bark to wrap your authentic bush cuisine. This pack contains 30 viable seeds and propagation notes. -
Lomandra longifolia. Grows in temperate to arid, across the East coast of Australia, leaves have traditionally been used for basket making. Not only do these beautiful Australian native grasses make refreshing bush snacks, but their leaves have traditionally been used for basket making. This pack contains 30 seeds and propagating instructions. -
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The Wild Rosella, although not a native, has been around since pioneering days. The flower (calyx) is used for making jams and relishes. The leaves can also be used in salads or as a spinach substitute. The Wild Rosella grows quickly and will produce an abundance of flowers about 10 cm across. Wild Rosella is best grown as an annual and has similar growing requirements to tomatoes, needing a warm summer, and no frost. This packet contains 30 viable seeds and propagation notes. -
Portulaca oleracea. This low growing bushfood plant grows in arid and temperate climates and is grown for its spicy leaves and stems. Can be eaten raw in salads or steamed like spinach, a great bushtucker alternative. The seeds can be collected and ground into a paste for cooking. Once established these plants are ver hardy and with small yellow flowers over summer they are a very pretty addition to your bushfood garden. This pack contains approximately 100 seeds and instructions for propagating. -
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Arthropdoiu milleflorum. 30 seeds per pack. A beautiful flowering tuber, the plant is used by the indigenous people as a bush medicine, the tuber is the part that is eaten. -
Nitraria billardiera. Nitre bush tastes like salty grapes. This pack contains 10 seeds and propagating notes. The Nitre Bush grows throughout SA and inland NSW. It forms a sprawling shrub to 3m tall with red fruit in summer and autumn. The fruit are said to taste like salty grapes, and were a favourite of the tribal Aboriginies of the area. Nitre bush tastes like salty grapes. -
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This beautiful plant with the delicious fruit that taste like spicy apples, muntries grow naturally around Western Victoria and Eastern South Australia. Muntries are also known as emu appless and native cranberries, they were a favourite of the Aboriginal people and the early settlers. ; Muntries likes light, free draining soils and the temperate conditions of southern Australia. It is naturally prostrate but can be trellised into an upright shrub for easy harvesting. ; When ripe the berries are green with a red tinge. Best planted around late autumn to mid winter. They have four times the anti oxidant as blue berries and have a natural wax that is good for skin nourishment. This pack contains 30 seeds and propagating instructions. -
Brachyshiton polulneus. 20 seeds per pack -
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Traditionally grass trees were of great importance to the Aboriginal population, they ate the fresh new leaves and extracted starch from the upper portion of the trunk CLIMATE: Tropical to temperate to cool NATURAL HABITAT: Widespread across the Eastern and Southern states FEATURES: A striking erect plant with a crown of wiry slender leaves. This is a painting courtesy of botanical artist, Beverley Graham PLANTING & CARE: A pack of 10 seeds. Sow in good quality native potting mix. Plants are very hardy, are frost and drought tolerant, but are very slow growing. ; Traditionally grass trees were of great importance to the Aboriginal population, they ate the fresh new leaves and extracted starch from the upper portion of the trunk. -
Grows in an arid temperate climate in West Australia. The current bush was very important for traditional bush medicine and is today being investigated for its anti cancer properties A rigid spiny shrub growing 1m high with unusual one-sided white, cream or yellow flowers. The current bush was very important for traditional bush medicine and is today being investigated for its anti cancer properties Comes complete with propagation instructions. 10 seeds per pack -
Dichopogon strictus. These beautiful lilies, with the chocolate scented flowers, were favoured as a great bushfood treat and for their nutritious tubers by Aboriginal people for generations. These beautiful lilies with the chocolate scented flowers were eaten for their nutritious tubers. Always remember to leave enough to reseed for the next year as the Aboriginal people did. The long lasting flowers are visible from August to February and grouped together are a wonderful addition to any garden. The packet contains approximately 30 seeds and instructions for propagation. -
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Solanum centrale.....Bush tomato a spicey/caramel/sundried tomato taste. Add to casseroles, your favourite Italian tomato pasta sauce or where ever you want. Bush tomato, Solanum centrale, is a small shrub to 30 cm. It suckers and has spines on its branches. Bush tomatoes are harvested when they are ripe (dark brown) with a raisin-like appearance. Green or unripe fruits are toxic. This bushfood is widely used for sauces, and chutneys & relishes. Also called Desert raisin or Desert tomato. This species are native to central Australia in areas of low rainfall (150 to 300 mm). This pack contains 3 dried fruit that contain between 20-50 seeds -
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Bats Wing Coral Tree can grow up to 10m The bark has thick thorns and the flowers are bright red and pea shaped, flowering from November to December. Honey -eaters love the sweet nector from the flowers. It's a native of NSW, QLD. NT. SA & WA, it prefers ight to medium soils in an open sunny position is drought resistant, but can be a little frost sensitive. ; It reuqires watering in Summer but don't over water. ; Requires good drainage. I have often seen the seeds from this tree made into necklaces by the Aboriginal women. ; The large seeds are bright red, they would made some bush-string and then thread the seeds on for a really decorative necklance. ; This pack contains 3 large seeds. -
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Wild Australian Pepper, grow your own pepperberries
Australian Mountain Pepperberry bush is a shrub/small tree of 4 to 5 metres.
This shallow rooting plant dehydrates on hot days so it will need a good water supply and plenty of shade. The leaves can be used throughout the year and make an excellent peppery additive when cooking a wide range of dishes. The berries (produced on female plants) are very hot, and when dried they can be used with a pepper grinder. This pack contains 30 seeds and also includes instructions for germination and harvesting. Buy some today to have your own supply of this delicious herb. Its natural habitat is in the cool, moist, elevated areas of Tasmania and south-east Australia. -
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Sandalwood Nuts an Australian bushtucker food. Try Sandalwood, Ginger & Chicken Balls -
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A traditional bushfood treat, early pioneer's used Rosella to made jams. Not officially a native of Australia, as the Rosella plant is found in Taiwan and many Asian countries. -
WATTLESEED & PEPPERBERRY CHAI MOCHA
go to recipe for this exotic touch of the east An extoic palette of spices, rich and inviting, enjoy Roasted Wattleseed blended with Australian Wild Pepperberry Chai with or without milk. The aroma intoxicating, the flavour sensational. Wattleseed is as popular as ever and there are so many species of wattle throughout Australia that it makes sense to try as many as we can, but beware, while most are edible...not all. At OutbackChef we take care that we get the best species of wattleseed for the job, in this case it’s Acacia victoriae and we do quite a dark roast for this one in order to get the best flavour for our Wattleseed and Pepperberry Chai, add some of the great middle eastern spices and viola! A great chai tea that can be drunk straight as is or with a touch of milk and honey. Remember when making chai tea use water to extract the flavour, a tea made on milk wont allow the tea to reach it’s full potential...it just doesn’t work, add milk later. -
Hand-cut quandong stones or seeds for craft-work or cultivating. These have all been hand-cut so there is no blemishes on the stones at all. Quandongs are a native to Australia, they prosper in a hot dry climate. Many of the quandong stones are now machine cut to get the fruit off the stone, this often impacts on the stone themselves with cut marks. All stones that I have available have been carefully hand-cut. -
Peppermint Gum has a strong, robust and packs a punch with boths it's aromatic flavour and aroma. This bushfood herb is a great bush medicine for coughs and colds, just put some in hot water and enhale the fumes. These dried and milled leaves can be used to flavour any dish that requires a peppermint edge. This bush botanical is now used by many Australian chefs as well as in the distilling industry to give a distinctly Australian flavoured drink. -
TASMANIAN PEPPERLEAF, Soft, peppery and aromatic
Wild Australian Pepper, both the leaf and berries, come from the alpine areas of Tasmania and North East Victoria
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Australian Pepperberries add a flavour punch to your grinder with this peppery combo Tasmanian Pepperberries join forces with Green, Pink, White and Black Peppercorns to create a high-spirited palette of colour and flavour for more lively, aromatic excitement. -
WILD HARVESTED AUSTRALIAN PEPPERBERRIES HOT CHILLI FLAVOUR
These amazing little dried black Pepperberries pack a really "really" hot chilli punch
So many times when I've been giving cooking demo's or talking about natives and sending around samples for people to smell and try, I advise not to eat the pepperberries straight out and what happens, of course, there's always someone!...and then I'm treated to the drama of watering eyes and a hand trying to fan out a burning mouth. These little guys are really hot hot hot, it firsts hits on the tip of your tongue which goes numb...good party trick I guess if you're feeling that way with your friends, but saying that, the benefits of having pepperberries in your pantry to create a bit of Australian native bushfood heat are they are great for your health, taste fantastic and go with any dish, what's not to like? -
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LEMON MYRTLE A WILD AUSTRALIAN NATIVE HERB
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There are many species of native mint in the Australian natives, they are all wild-harvested. Some, like River Mint have a strong spearmint taste and aroma, whereas the Round-leaf or Bush Mint is more like your traditional mint with a slight aromatic edge. The early settlers used Australian native mints to make mint sauce for their Sunday roast lamb. This native bushfood herb is just as versitile as the traditional mints and can be replaced by them, use a little until you get used to the strong minty flavour. OutbackChef's Wild Mint & Lavender Tea is a perfect way to enjoy a quiet cuppa in the afternoon, made with Australian grown green tea and beautifully packaged this tea makes a wonderful gift for someone special.
