Brian Lizotte ... & Native Foods
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.
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