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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: andiesenji on November 29, 2009, 11:05:24 pm
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One of my friends is an amateur beer brewer and has been trying to find a new source for wattleseed (whole, not ground) for a couple of months. He used to order it from a spice supplier but they no longer have it in their catalog and have not responded to his email inquiry.
Does anyone have a listing for a retail company in Australia who will export to an individual - it would be in small amounts, a kilogram or less.
The only item available here is an ale made with wattleseed, and noted as sourced in Australia. (According to my informant, very expensive and only available at a specialty importer in Beverly Hills!)
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I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for.....
http://www.bushtuckershop.com/index.htm
These people do Australian bush foods, and they have Wattleseed. They sell it in 100g lots that is roasted and ground. They might be able to help though if you contact them.
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Good website nellista!! I have bought those wild hibiscus to put in ya champagne for a 'Hen's Night'. They are just Rosellas and would be soooo easy to make.
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You can get whole seeds from Herbies:
http://www.gourmetshopper.com.au/shop/product.php?productid=10087&cat=6&page=4 (http://www.gourmetshopper.com.au/shop/product.php?productid=10087&cat=6&page=4), but there may be cheaper places.
Just also found: http://astridsbushtucker.com/abtnewstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_30&products_id=107 (http://astridsbushtucker.com/abtnewstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_30&products_id=107) and
http://www.atasteofthebush.com.au/listproduct.asp?productid=14 (http://www.atasteofthebush.com.au/listproduct.asp?productid=14)
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Thanks, Thermomixer! Good sites..
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I placed an order at Vic Cherikoff's online store as there seemed to be much less hassle with the shipping.
I don't know how much my friend needs for a regular batch of brew but this should be enough for a small experiment.
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Good to hear - Vic has been a promoter of Aust Bush Foods for many years.
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I forgot to write yesterday Dec 7., that I received the Wattleseed.
That was super rapid shipping. The site stated 10 days and I figured 10 working days as that is the standard here.
I am very pleased with the service and will certainly be ordering again as the site lists several other items in which I am interested.
My friend will be over here tomorrow evening and we will do something with it. The aroma is heady and a very interesting combination of various scents.
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Good work - it is a great ingredient.
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It has been awhile since I reported on my experiences with the wattleseed - all great - I have reordered a larger supply this time.
It is very versatile. I put some in my electric tea brewer and extracted flavor from it. As suggested on the chef's website, I removed the "used" wattleseed, dried it, ground it fine in a spice grinder and used it in a batch of scones.
Just delicious. Sort of a combination of cocoa and coffee with a hint of pepper thrown in.
I gave some to my friend who brought me a bottle of the brew in which he used the wattleseed (he has also ordered more - I think a lot more) as he is very pleased with his result.
I can't drink alcohol because I am allergic, throat swells, airway threatened, but I can smell it and I do use it in cooking.
The aroma of what he says is very similar to a "chocolate porter" is heavenly. I used some in a cake that calls for Guinness and it too was wonderful. I think it is better than the Guinness version and nearly as good as the Old Peculiar version. (Old Peculiar is quite a bit sweeter than the Guinness, which is probably why I like that cake better.)
In any event, my experiences with the wattleseed have been a success. Now I just have to figure out how to convert my off-hand recipes to the TMX. (They are not precise recipes, they are more like your great-grandma would make, using "yellow bowl half full of flour," a "knob" of butter, a "handful" of this and a pinch of that.)
Since I do have the "yellow bowl" that was my grandma's favorite flour bowl for various recipes, I know how to do it. Now I just have to get everything precisely measured. ;D
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Looking forward to these recipes Andie! ;D
I would love to visit you one day... although I'd probably put on a few kilos just being in your kitchen! :-)) :D
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Funny Andie - there was an article in today's paper about how somebody struggled with her recipes being written out for publication rather than just made with a pinch, sprinkle, dob,.... ;D
Looking forward to somebody from overseas telling us how to use our produce ;D ;D We really don't always appreciate what we've got.