Brian Lizotte ... & Australian Native Foods 

Food with Australian Flair ...

Brian Lizotte has blazed the Australian native foods trail for the past 20 years.  Initally, trying to meet the requests of large overseas act's for truly Australian Food while touring, they discovered that Native Australian ingredients had become commercially available and dived in with great enthusiasm.

From giving lemon myrtle tea to singers such as Tina Turner, and Janet Jackson as a 'throat tonic' they graduated to banquets with an array of unique flavours for over 200 band and crew on the Billy Joel and Elton John Tour of Australia in 1998.  they left our shores having experienced, and greatly enjoyed, true Aussie cuisine flavoured with our native ingredients.

Brian has continued to introduce a wide variety of native ingredients into his menu's with a great deal of success and believes that  Australian native flavours are here to stay, making it into the mainstream with their aromatic, tasty and flavoursome qualities.

What are Australian Native Foods ? ...

The range of foods collected from Australia's outback, rainforest and arid lands can be made into easy to prepare cuisine.

Some examples are ...

• Warrigal Greens - the native equivalent to English spinach
• Lemon Aspen - the small tangy yellow fruit is found in rainforests and is as versatile as the traditional lemon
• Wattleseed - a tempting coffee-chocolate-hazelnut flavour for hot beverages or desserts, eg pavlova, pastries, pancakes, bread or ice-cream
• Lemon Myrtle - the leaves and stems from the tree have a strong citrus flavour

Interest in the cultivation of Australian native plants as a source of food has increased rapidly in recent years, corresponding with the development of a concept of Australian cuisine.  native foods are being marketed for their wild, fresh qualities both locally and overseas.

These foods are good for us for many reasons.  Not only because they are chemical free and nutritious, they also maximize land use, increasing it's productivity. The reduce disease/pest risk so they are really good for our environment and rural/agricultural industries.