Australian spices
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Australian spices are traditionally used by Aboriginals, especially to flavour food in ground ovens. 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. However, Australian native spices have only become more widely recognized and used by non-indigenous people since the early 1980s, with increasing gourmet use and export.
They mainly consist of strongly flavoured aromatic leaves and fruits, with some non-aromatic fruit and seed products. They are generally dried and ground to produce a powdered or flaked spice.
They can also be used as a fresh product. Leaves can be used whole, like a bay-leaf in cooking, or spicey fruits are added to various dishes for flavour.
The distilled essential oils from leaves and twigs are also used as flavouring products.
[edit] Spice Categories
Leaves
Backhousia citriodora, citral chemovar, Lemon Myrtle
Backhousia myrtifolia, elemicin chemovar, Cinnamon Myrtle
Eucalyptus dives, piperitone chemovar, Peppermint Gum
Eucalyptus globulus, cineole chemovar, Tasmanian Blue Gum
Eucalyptus olida, methyl cinnamate chemovar, Strawberry Gum
Eucalyptus polybractea, Blue-leaved Mallee
Eucalyptus staigeriana, Lemon Ironbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia, Broad-leaf Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendron, Weeping Paperbark
Mentha australis, River Mint
Ocimum tenuiflorum, Native Thyme
Prostanthera incisa var. incisa, Cut-leaf Mintbush
Prostanthera rotundifolia, Native Thyme
Syzygium anisatum, trans-E-Anethole chemovar, Aniseed myrtle
Tasmannia lanceolata, Mountain Pepper
Tasmannia stipitata, Dorrigo Pepper
Tasmannia xerophila, Alpine Pepper
Fruit
Acronychia acidula, Lemon Aspen
Citrus australasica, Finger Lime
Citrus australis, Round Lime
Citrus glauca, Desert Lime
Eupomatia laurina, Bolwarra
Solanum centrale, Akudjura
Syzygium luehmannii, Riberry
Tasmannia lanceolata, Mountain Pepper
Tasmannia stipitata, Dorrigo Pepper
Tasmannia xerophila, Alpine Pepper
Seeds
Acacia victoriae, Gundabluey, Wattleseed
