NATIVE PEPPERLEAF, Tasmannia lanceolata

Soft, peppery, earthy and aromatic

Wild Australian Pepper, both the leaf and berries, come from the alpine areas of Tasmania and North East Victoria.  They are from the same bush.  The pepperberries are super hot and usually heat or freeze dried.

For the most part native pepper is still wild harvested the bought back to the farm for sorting, cleaning, drying and milling.  Whilst it is increasingly grown on private properties it is still harvested on Crown Land, where permits need to be applied for.

The leaves of the native pepper plant can be used either fresh or dried.  They are often milled to a fine powder and can be directly replace your normal pepper.  Use these on a daily basis and you’ll learn to love the peppery, slightly eucalypt flavour, uniquely Australian and a touch of the bush!

Australian native pepper is packed with anti oxidants and has great stomach settling properties.  Read more about the health giving aspects of Australian pepper

Many home cooks, chef, food producers and schools are now using native pepper on a daily basis.  It is sold both nationally and internationally with the international market growing quickly.