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Australian Spices
Australian herbs and spices were used by Aboriginal peoples to flavour food in ground ovens. The term "spice" is applied generally to the non-leafy range of strongly flavoured dried Australian bushfoods. They mainly consist of aromatic fruits and seed products, although Australian wild peppers also have spicy leaves. There are also a few aromatic leaves but unlike culinary herbs from other cultures which often come from small soft-stemmed forbs, the Australian herb species are generally trees from rainforests, open forests and woodlands. Australian herbs and spices are generally dried and ground to produce a powdered or flaked spice, either used as a single ingredient or in blends. They were used to a limited extent by colonists in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some extracts were used as flavouring during the 20th century. Australian native spices have become more widely recognized and used by non-indigenous people since the early 1980s as part of the bushfood industry, with inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples of the Australian mainland and Tasmania, and the Torres Strait Islander peoples from the seas between Queensland and Papua New Guinea. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples or the person's specific cultural group, is often preferred, though the terms First Nations of Australia, First Peoples of Australia and First Australians are also increasingly common; 812,728 people self-identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin in the 2021 Australian Census, representing 3.2% of the total population of Australia. Of these indigenous Australians, 91.4% identified as Aboriginal; 4.2% identified as Torres Strait Islander; while 4.4% identified with both groups. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Lime
''Citrus glauca'', commonly known as the desert lime, is a thorny shrub or small tree native to Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia.Burkill, Isaac Henry. 1932. Gardens' Bulletin, Straits Settlements 5 (Index): 3. ''Citrus glauca''.Citrus pages, Native Australian Citrus, ''Citrus glauca'' The 1889 book ''The Useful Native Plants of Australia'' records common names native kumquat and desert lemon. Taxonomy Under the Swingle system, the desert lime was classified in the genus ''Eremocitrus'', a close relative of the genus '' |
Atriplex Nummularia
''Atriplex nummularia'' is a species of saltbush from the family ''Amaranthaceae'' and is a large woody shrub known commonly as oldman saltbush. ''A. nummularia'' is native to Australia and occurs in each of the mainland states, thriving in arid and semi-arid inland regions. Description ''Atriplex nummularia'' is a perennial halophyte species that is extremely hardy, thriving in particularly harsh environments such as saline and alkaline lowlands. ''A. nummularia'' is the largest species of Australian saltbush, typically growing 2–4m wide and up to 3m tall in either a sprawling or erect arrangement. It develops a lattice of woody stems which branch from or close to ground level and utilises a taproot with a subsequent root system that is moderate to deep. It is a deciduous plant, with simple alternate leaves that often have dull teeth and are irregular in shape, varying between circular and triangular. The leaves range between 1–5 cm long and have a silvery-grey coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safrole
Safrole is an organic compound with the formula CH2O2C6H3CH2CH=CH2. It is a colorless oily liquid, although impure samples can appear yellow. A member of the phenylpropanoid family of natural products, it is found in sassafras plants, among others. Small amounts are found in a wide variety of plants, where it functions as a natural antifeedant. ''Ocotea pretiosa'', which grows in Brazil, and ''Sassafras albidum'', which grows in eastern North America, are the main natural sources of safrole. It has a characteristic "sweet-shop" aroma. It is a precursor in the synthesis of the insecticide synergist piperonyl butoxide, the fragrance piperonal via isosafrole, and the empathogenic/entactogenic substance MDMA. History Safrole was obtained from a number of plants, but especially from the sassafras tree (''Sassafras albidum''), which is native to North America, and from Japanese star anise (''Illicium anisatum'', called ''shikimi'' in Japan). In 1844, the French chemist Édouard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atherosperma Moschatum
''Atherosperma moschatum'', the southern sassafras or blackheart sassafras, is an evergreen tree native to the cool temperate rainforests of Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales in Australia. It is common in the rainforests of Tasmania and Victoria, but more scattered and rare in the higher altitudes of eastern New South Wales. The northernmost area is at Mount Grundy, west of Port Macquarie. Taxonomy The southern sassafras was first described by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in 1806, and was the only member of the genus ''Atherosperma''. A subspecies, ''A. m.'' subsp.'' integrifolium'', has been considered a separate species. Its generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek ''ather'' "awn", and ''sperma'' "seed", from the hairs on the fruit, and the specific epithet ''moschatum'' is the Latin adjective meaning "musk-scented", from the smell of the bark. It is a member of the small family Atherospermataceae along with several other Australian rainforest trees inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apium Prostratum
''Apium prostratum'', commonly known as sea celery, is a variable herb native to coastal Australia and New Zealand. The leaves are variable, with toothed leaflets, and a celery like aroma. The tiny white flowers occur in clusters. There are two varieties: * ''Apium prostratum'' var. ''filiforme'' – headland sea celery, squat with broad leaves (2-3 times longer than wide)and grows on coastal dunes and headlands. * ''Apium prostratum'' var. ''prostratum'' – mangrove sea celery, upright with fine leaves (6-15 times longer than wide) and grows in swamps.Low, T., ''Wild Food Plants of Australia'', 1988. Sea Celery, Victorian resources Online. http://vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/sip_sea_celery The subspecies Apium prostratum subsp. howense, ''Apium prostratum'' subsp. ''howense'' is endemic to Lord Howe Island. Uses Commonly eaten by Maori in New Zealand, for whom it is known as Tutae Koau, sea celery was also an important vegetable for early explorers an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apium Insulare
''Apium insulare'', Flinders Island celery, or Island celery is a herb of the Bass Strait islands, and Lord Howe Island, Australia. It is a member of the Apiaceae (carrot family. It was first described by Philip Short Philip Short (born 17 April 1945) is a British journalist and author. He was born in Bristol. He studied at Queens' College, Cambridge. After graduation, he spent from 1967 to 1973 as a freelance journalist, first in Malawi, then in Uganda. He ... in 1979. Uses It is considered to be "worth investigating" as a food plant. Physical Characteristics The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It is suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The suitable pH for it to grow acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil. References External links * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riberry
''Syzygium luehmannii'' is a medium-sized coastal rainforest tree native to Australia. Common names include riberry, small leaved lilly pilly, cherry satinash, cherry alder, or clove lilli pilli. The habitat is Australian riverine, littoral, subtropical or tropical rainforest.Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia'', It grows on volcanic soils or deep sandy soils between the Macleay River in New South Wales to near Cairns in tropical Queensland. It is commonly grown as an ornamental tree and for its fruit, known as a riberry. Description Occasionally reaching 30 metres in height and 90 cm in trunk diameter, the tree's crown is dense with small leaves, above a tall straight trunk. Large trees are buttressed at the base. The bark is red brown, light grey or pinkish grey with soft papery scales. Leaves and flowers The small, glossy, lance-shaped leaves are a shiny green when mature, but pink/red when young. They are opposite, simple, entire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syzygium Luehmannii
''Syzygium luehmannii'' is a medium-sized coastal rainforest tree native to Australia. Common names include riberry, small leaved lilly pilly, cherry satinash, cherry alder, or clove lilli pilli. The habitat is Australian riverine, littoral, subtropical or tropical rainforest.Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia'', It grows on volcanic soils or deep sandy soils between the Macleay River in New South Wales to near Cairns in tropical Queensland. It is commonly grown as an ornamental tree and for its fruit, known as a riberry. Description Occasionally reaching 30 metres in height and 90 cm in trunk diameter, the tree's crown is dense with small leaves, above a tall straight trunk. Large trees are buttressed at the base. The bark is red brown, light grey or pinkish grey with soft papery scales. Leaves and flowers The small, glossy, lance-shaped leaves are a shiny green when mature, but pink/red when young. They are opposite, simple, entire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solanum Cleistogamum
''Solanum ellipticum'' is known as potato bush and under the more ambiguous name of " bush tomato". The Arrernte name of ''merne awele-awele'' might refer to this species or to the similar '' S. quadriloculatum''. Native to Australia, the potato bush is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae. ''Solanum ellipticum'' was described by F. von Mueller. The plant named thus by J.M. de Conceição Vellozo is actually '' S. cylindricum''. It a small fast-growing waxy-looking shrub that grows next to creeks. It fruits prolifically the year after fire or good rains. Its fruit have a pungent smell, and the plant can be smelled from some distance away when the fruit are ripe. Like the other "bush tomatoes", ''S. ellipticum'' fruit are edible raw or cooked. ''Solanum ellipticum'' used to (and in some treatments still does) include ''S. quadriloculatum'' as variety ''duribaccalis'', but generally these two species of "bush tomatoes" are considered distinct nowadays. Similarly, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solanum Chippendalei
''Solanum chippendalei'' (common names - solanum, bush tomato, ngaru, Chippendale's tomato) is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae, native to northern Australia. It is named after its discoverer, George Chippendale. The fruits, known as "bush tomatoes", are edible and are an important indigenous food, and the aborigines who use them broadcast the seed for later harvesting. The species occurs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. Distribution In Queensland it is found in the IBRA region of Mount Isa Inlier. In the Northern Territory it is found in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, IBRA regions of: Burt Plain, Central Ranges, Davenport Murchison Ranges, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, MacDonnell Ranges, Ord Victoria Plain, and Tanami Desert, Tanami. In Western Australia it is found in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, IBRA regions of:Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solanum Centrale
''Solanum centrale'', the kutjera, or Australian desert raisin, is a plant native to the more arid parts of Australia. Like other "bush tomatoes", it has been used as a food source by Central Australia and Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal groups for millennia. ''Solanum centrale'' was first described by J.M. Black in 1934. Like many plants of the genus ''Solanum'', desert raisin is a small bush and has a thorny aspect. It is a fast-growing shrub that fruits prolifically the year after fire or good rains. It can also grow back after being dormant as root stock for years after drought years. The vitamin C-rich fruit are 1–3 cm in diameter and yellow in color when fully ripe. They dry on the bush and look like raisins. These fruits have a strong, pungent taste of tamarillo and caramel that makes them popular for use in sauces and condiments. They can be obtained either whole or ground, with the ground product (sold as "kutjera powder") easily added to bread mixes, salads, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
