Barbushco

The basic flavours for most of our products come from our spice trees. Bush leaf flavours are best used like spices or herbs to give a subtle taste to dishes. They adapt easily to any style of cooking and can also be used to make aromatic hot or cold teas.

Lemon Myrtle is the latest flavour that is taking the imagination of chefs all over. Lemon Myrtle has a superb fragrance and a delightful flavour of a blend of lemon, lemongrass and lime. The flavour blends beautifully in a variety of culinary applications. It is exquisite in cheesecakes, desserts, breads, biscuits, and chocolates and creates a superlative flavour for fish, sauces, pasta and beverages. It can be used instead of Lemongrass in Thai cooking, and because of its ease of use is becoming a real favourite with the Asia chefs. Lemon Myrtle is also great a herbal tea. It has calmative properties, so it’s a nice tea to have before bedtime, or refreshing as an iced tea on a hot day.

Aniseed Myrtle is a very aromatic spice with a flavour similar to Star Anise. It can be used to flavour pasta, seafood, stocks, sauces, breads, biscuits, chocolates, ice cream and liqueurs. It substitutes beautifully for Star anise in any recipe.

Cinnamon Myrtle as its name would suggest, has a taste and smell similar to cinnamon, and can be used to substitute for cinnamon in curries, breads, desserts and stir fries. We have combined Cinnamon Myrtle, Lemon Myrtle and Chilli Powder to make a blend we call Rainforest Blend. This is an easy mixed spice that can be tossed into stir fries, salads or sprinkled on BBQ meats.