Bush Tucker Ice Cream

Product		Flavour/Taste	Native To	Tree/ plant /fruit	How made
Davidsons Plum		A rich tart tropical plum Rich in antioxidants	Native to Northern NSW and Qld rainforests	Fruit are deep burgundy in colour + sour to eat raw Hang from the tree trunk in clusters	Fruit cooked
Desert Lime		Tangy lime	Quorn in Flinders Ranges SA + through arid and semi-arid parts of Queensland + NSW	A true Aussie citrus. Yellow grape size fruit with edible skin	Whole fruit used
Illawarra Plum		Rich plum with a hint of roasted pine nut Rich in Antioxidants	sub-tropics eastern NSW and Qld Also known as Brown Pine member of the conifer family	Intriguing fruit + blue/black in colour composed of 2 segments – hard seed is attached to outside of the juicy plum	Fruit cooked
Kakadu Plum		Vanilla flavour with hint of apricot Very high in Vitamin ‘C’	Tropical woodlands of the Northern Territory and Western Australia	Fruit is yellow + looks like large olive with orangey flesh	Fruit cooked
Lemon Myrtle		Lemon/lime/ lemongrass Citral (major flavonoid) is powerful anti microbial	Northern NSW + Southern Queensland	Coastal subtropical rainforest trees	Smooth leaves ground to a fine free flowing light green powder
Lilly Pilly and Wild Ginger		Crisp apple/berry with a zing of ginger	Sub-tropical rain forests	Medium sized tree, with red fruit	Whole fruit cooked
Mallee Honey		Distinctive sweet eucalypt honey	The Coorong, South Australia	Tree, only flowers every few years	By bees
Macadamia		Distinctive nutty flavour	Sub-tropical and warm temperate rainforests in south-eastern Queensland	It is a tall tree with a smooth trunk, growing between eight and 20 metres in height	Roasted and crushed

Muntries		Granny Smith apple flavour with a subtle spicy cranberry finish Rich in antioxidants	SE South Australia and western Victoria	Ground cover plant. Pea-size berries are green with a red to purplish tinge at maturity	Whole fruit
Native Mint		Peppermint flavour with a distinctive aromatic finish with a hint of pepper	Waterways, wetlands and in moist forests in SA, Victoria, Queensland and NSW	Straggly bush with pale green pointed leaves that have a serrated edge. The leaves are small and highly aromatic	Dried + ground, mixed with cocoa
Quandong		Rhubarb and apricot taste with peachy aroma Very Rich in vitamin ‘C’	Central deserts and southern arid areas of Australia	The leaves are pale green, thick, oval-acuminate and the fruit are red berries 3 cm across.	Cooked like a jam
Riberry		Berry flavours & a subtle after taste with hints of cloves and cinnamon Rich in vitamin ‘C’	Rainforests of NSW and QLD	Grows from 5 to 7 metres in height small pear-shaped fruits are pink-red and grow in clusters	Cooked like a jam
Rosella		Rosehip/berry Rich in antioxidants	Northern Australia	Flesh Deep red Calyx fruit	Calyx (Petals) cooked
Strawberry gum		Strawberry with hint of eucalyptus	New England tablelands.	Medium-sized tree. The leaves have a strong aroma, reminiscent of passionfruit and strawberries	Grind and dry leaves
Wattleseed		Coffee, chocolate and hazelnut flavours	Southern Australia	47 sorts of wattle tree produce pods with edible brown/black seeds.	Seed roasted, ground+ brewed into a syrup
Sunrise Lime		Unusual lime and cumquat flavour providing a sharp and refreshingly acid-sweet flavour	CSIRO – Merbein Victoria	Appearance similar to cumquat	Whole fruit used


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