Herbs And Spices Which Are Found On Australian Food

By Brian Miller


When you go for something to bite, you do not usually think of Australian food especially if you are not an Australian. But, that right there causes you to miss something uniquely delicious and satisfying. One of the most underrated dish there is are those of Australian people. They basically tailored their traditional australian food recipes on certain complementary spices which can make it extra special.

Probably you are wondering what those herbs they have are that makes the dish they serve extra special and savory. Some of these spices has been long there and it has been part of their tradition to use it. In fact, there are several of them which only are found in the country and is totally unique.

Aside from that, the most important part of including them on the recipe is the health benefits these are capable of providing to every consumer. They said some of which are known to be cure for ailments. Which is why, its the most valid reason to keep using them and maybe when you have the idea about what these things are, you can create your own recipe with these along.

They have lemon myrtle which is generally some kind of lemon but the flavor it has is somehow like a lemon lime. This is highly versatile herb and may be used as ground or in dried form or even have it fresh. They are usually added on sauce, marinades, sorbets and even in some recipe of their cakes.

Then, for their special spicy and hot flavors, they have something really great deal for that. Mountain pepper which are seen in most areas around Victoria, Tasmania. Its cool because it can grow for about a good five meters. Its spiciness is really extreme because of the compound these herbs has, its polygodial.

Wattle seeds are also common in the country. In fact, it comes in seven hundred variations. However, not all of these are edible and can be used on food. So those which they think is helpful, they would try to make use of it on their roast as flavoring and they have it ground right before that.

Way back there was this ornamental plant which they think is of no use. It has this pretty mauve like flower which is edible. But mostly, it is the leaves which they are using as mint flavoring on some of their well known foods. This thing is named native mints and they are using it now way more often.

Bush tomato are somehow a relative of potatoes but not quite. These plants are perennial in nature. Their fruits are being dries on the bushes before they will be picked. This is used as spice as it really gives a unique flavor to almost every single Australian dish that ever made and invented.

Then the very last one is bush cherries. No, they are not herbs and they are not spices either. These things are only usual fruits which you can eat right away. However, they are being added on the desserts like fruit salad because they could draw out more fruitiness than the usual fruits alone.




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