NATIVE AUSTRALIAN FOOD FACT SHEET: Native Pepperleaf Mountain Pepper [Tasmannia lanceolata] An evergreen shrub endemic to the woodlands and cool temperate rainforest of South-Eastern Australia. Female plants produce black/purple fruit (Pepperberry) in summer. Mountain pepper was used as a pepper substitute in early colonial times. Companion favours: Nutritional Uses: * Great for seasoning, pastas, stuffng and TBC Values : (per 100gm dry weight) sauces. Flavour/aroma/texture: Substitute: Energy 1090kj TBC. Regular pepper corns. Seasonality: Interesting facts: H2O <8% w/w Mar - Jun. TBC. Edible parts of the plant: Protein 7.4g Leaf, Fruit. Fat 4.5g Fresh/Frozen: Reference resources: Both. https://vicfora.rbg.vic.gov.au/fora/ Seed to harvest (growing): taxon/5505a156-251b-4f32-8711- Carbs 23g f4e08c2ab9c2#&gid=1&pid=1 Size - Small shrub (2-5m) https://anfab.org.au/main. Leaf – glossy dark-green Sugar 2.5g asp?_=Mountain%20Pepper Stem - bright red https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/ Fibre - Flower – Cream colour (Oct-Jan) digibook/3122184/bruce-pascoe- Fruit – 5-10mm, dark red turning shiny black aboriginal-agriculture-technology-and- when ripening (ripe summer/autumn) ingenuity Ca 495mg Harvest to kitchen (processing): - Leaves can be harvested and dried Cu 0.62mg - Fruit – dried and ground or preserved in brine. Fe 11.35mg Kitchen to Plate (prep/cook): - Leaves can infused liquids, stews and Mg 212mg syrups - Dried ground Fruit - can be used to favour P 106mg condiments, baking, meats, cheeses, add to oil for infused oil. K 837mg Shelf life: Fresh leaf - TBC Na 47mg Dried leave/grounds - TBC Dried Fruit - TBC Zn 6.56mg Storage: Fresh leaves – chilled Mn ND Dried leaves – ambient Dried fruit/grounds - ambient Source: anfab.org.au Creative Native Foods acknowledges the traditional owners, past, present and future of the land on which we live and work, as the First People and Custodians of this country. It’s our policy to engage with and support Indigenous enterprises in the commercial native food industry wherever possible. For more information, please email us at sale [email protected] or order online. @creativenativefoodservice @creativenativefoods creativenativefoods.com.au.