TASMANIAN PEPPERBERRIES

I've just got a new lot of pepperberries in, please let me know if you need any as they are a seasonal thing. Pepperberries can be used just like you would your normal pepper in a grinder.

They are fairly hot so use with a little care at first. They have a faint eucalyptus aroma which reminds your of the Australian bush, I use the berries and the leaf all the time in my cooking and absolutely love it.

Mountain pepperleaf comes from the same bush, it's just the leaf that is ground to a fine power, sprinkle onto food or as you're cooking, perhaps not so strong as the berries, but still with it's own unique flavour.

What happened to last week??

Hi,

Australia Day came and went so fast as did last week, I think having a public holiday on Tuesday confused everyone. I've been spending a lot of time upgrading the Outback Chef site, it's starting to look good, although it's a bit like house-keeping, the job is never done, you always see something new. But if you do have any ideas or suggestions for improvement, please let me know.

I got a heap of Mountain Pepper leaf in a few days back, the fantastic smell seems to overpower everything else. The pic in this blog is mountain pepper leaf growing in Tasmania.

There won't be any more pepperberries available until next season now, which will be towards the end of April. If you need any let me know and I'll put it on back order.

Have a great week,
Jude

MOUNTAIN PEPPER LEAF

Here's a simple bush food idea to try..........

I had a customer tell me the other day he had tried Outback Chef's mountain pepper leaf on a mash of sweet potato and it was fantastic.

Mountain Pepper is a shrub that grows in the wet areas of SE Australia. The pepper leaf is dried and can be used in the same way as any other pepper would be used. The pepper berries from this plant can be added to a pepper mill and again used in the same way as you'd grind the black pepper. It's really hot and also has a slight eucalyptus flavour which adds to the enjoyment.