This plant has changed the course of my life! Started researching it for my PhD 25 years ago and have spent most of the years since creating a reliable supply though my business Diemen Pepper, and supporting innovators and explorers as they have taken it up. My European customers have been eating tonnes of it for more than ten years now......Thanks for a thoughtful taste assessment - nicely done!

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool Chris! These are such an interesting spice, glad you're working to make it more well known

@Cohowarren

6 ай бұрын

I'd love to see cooking with it.

That thousand yard stare after trying a leaf. "Surely, the leaves can't be as hot... Oh"

Interesting that you say Szechuan pepper causes vibration, it does actually activate the 50Hz vibration sensor neurons. The active in mountain pepper is polygodial, which affects the trigeminal nerve so that would be why you were getting effects from eyes to throat. Excessive amounts can cause skin and gut irritation, due to the two neighbouring aldehyde groups, very chemically active. This has reminded me (because of origin not taste) of wattleseed, an Australian bushfood from an Acacia that is a nice coffee/cocoa substitute, with a hint of hazelnut. Have you tried that in your That's not coffee! series?

@pattheplanter

4 жыл бұрын

I just looked and wattleseed is available in the same brand as the dried Tasmannia you showed in this video.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

That's amazing, thanks for the information. it's always so interesting to learn the science behind a food's effect on the body.

@-jank-willson

4 жыл бұрын

what is it with all the overly complicated scientific explanations of everything?!?!

@pattheplanter

4 жыл бұрын

@@-jank-willson The world is overly complicated, a fact that I find endlessly entertaining.

@-jank-willson

4 жыл бұрын

​@@pattheplanter NEEEEEEEERRRRRDDD!!!!!

The salty part reminded me of getting a metal tasting mouth for a couple of weeks from eating pine nuts. Love your show, it’s really opened the door to fruit appreciation.

Thanks, you are only person doing this, this well. You never know what's going to happen when you try something new.

I absolutely love the science of taste. I'm for sure putting these in my taste-altering cabinet.

I pick them as often as I can when they are in season here at home in the Tasmanian highlands. Great with steak. Grilled steak with fresh Tasmanian Pepperberries ! Then the leftover branches, I just keep in the fridge and both the leafs and berries slowly dry up in the refrigerator and become the same as the more usual dried black pepper.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Mark me as jealous :)

@MrHelidude

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, no need to be. I am the person that should be jealous of all the exciting fruits and trees that you get to taste and see.... ❁◕ ‿ ◕❁

@Realatmx

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrHelidude hey will you help me.. Where I can but those seeds

@MrHelidude

4 жыл бұрын

@@Realatmx They do need very very cold winters to grow and produce their fruits ok I have never seen any "wild" pepperberries below the high mountain regions of Tasmania. www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mountain-Pepper-Tasmannia-lanceolata-50-Seeds-Bush-Tucker-Medicinal-/380348273387

I guess next time someone asks how hot I want my food, I'll say "I want it to attack my soul."

@k8eekatt

4 жыл бұрын

😱graded by screams

Yo I found out that the basic grocery stores in the rich people part of my city has all kinds of basic weird fruit. I found some Aya persimmons and made a custards it ended up tasting just like pumpkin pie

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Ooh cool find!

@k8eekatt

4 жыл бұрын

@@warlikelaughter6230 that's some fun exploring your doing! I also like going to Uwajimaya, which is a local Japanese chain. Pretty much Pan Pacific Food Supplies. If you ever need a mackerel with hot sauce that's where you'll find it!

I was just looking into this and plants like water pepper. Its pungency works through the TRPA1 channel while capsaicin uses the TRPV1.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

fascinating!

@slashetc

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's precisely why I got some after I read an article about that but couldn't find the article again or remember which receptor. It seems very likely to me there is a genetic component to how it affects you. I had my exome sequenced a couple years ago will have to see if there's any clues in there.

@TheThreatenedSwan

4 жыл бұрын

@@slashetc The TRP genes can affect salt taste apparently

@slashetc

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheThreatenedSwan There doesn't seem to be much clinical interest in TRPA1 only Familial Episodic Pain Syndrome Type 1 in ClinVar and the fact that it can be inhibited by acetaminophen/paracetamol (Tylenol) and is associated with perception of pain, cold, and physical stress. Nothing comes up when I load my exome in Promethease since my SNP is not pathogenic at rs398123010 on chromosome 8, haven't figured out how to look up my exact variant. I did see that I'm negative on all 2x3 alleles for tasting PTC (enhanced bitterness perception) and that is gene TAS2R38 which seems unrelated to TRPA1.

@stanervin6108

4 жыл бұрын

@@slashetc Wow! Interestingly scientific tome, bro! Hats off to you 👨‍🎓🎓

I had no idea this even existed, I immediately ordered three plants from an UK nursery. They seem to be hardy enough to survive outdoors in Sweden, but I'll keep one indoors just in case.

@spicefreak4726

4 жыл бұрын

You got a link for those?

@OsirusHandle

4 жыл бұрын

I got one from them too, came in good condition. Supposedly you can get fruit after only a year but I doubt that.

@XoroksComment

3 жыл бұрын

You need male and female plants for fruit tho, they're seperate

@oldkingcrow777

Жыл бұрын

@@XoroksComment you sure? Obviously not every type of every plant is the same, but rule of thumb, out of 100s of different pepper species I've grown, they all produce and pollinate. Maybe it's called dioeaceaus(?) where each plant has both sexes of flowers

So I just recently got my hands on these and must say that they are pretty much everything I have wanted black peppers to be. The bite is sharp, powerful, and if you put enough in, downright (momentarily) punishing. The citrus level is dialed up to 11 compared to the faint lemony echo of piper nigrum. And the confusing herbal milange is just the icing on the cake.

This is one of Australia's most medicinal plants, both the berries (which are rich in anthocyanins) and leaves contain polygodial (which gives the heat) instead of piperine found in pepper. The berries/leaves have powerful anti inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. It has been researched for use as a natural food preservative and its used in skincare aswell. Amazing Aussie native 😊

I love basil, and the spicy heat of horseradish and mustard, so this sounds awesome! These would go well in so many foods and sauces. Wanderlust Nursery has them to grow from seed! Love your videos because of the wonderful things most of us have no idea exist, but you take the time to teach us. Thank you! (An important aside: B12 deficiency can cause food to suddenly taste salty. As you are vegetarian, a primary cause of B12 deficiency, this may have been why, and had nothing to do with the butt berries. See your doctor, buy some B12, we love you and wouldn't mention this if we weren't concerned. Could be nothing, could be butt berries, but best to know for sure.)

Very odd reaction. I'm intrigued. I wanted to bring a fruit to your attention that we find here in Florida called gopher apple or licania michauxii. Its a really yummy wild edible if you can find some. The taste reminds me of jelly palm mixed with a berry flavor. L❤VE your videos!!!

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the recommendation! I don't think ive seen that before, it looks interesting though

@ChaosTherum

3 жыл бұрын

Weird as a life long Floridian I've never heard of this. Is it more of a South Florida thing I'm from North Florida.

Haha, now you know why they told you to try it last. As a confirmed salt addict, I think I need that stuff in my life.

The first thing I thought when you described the different heat profile of this was that I would try to make a hot sauce out of this, black pepper, chili peppers, sichuan peppers and mustard/horse radish, and then you said it too 😄 VERY interesting plant!

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Everyone keeps trying to up the scovilles when really they need to get some other kinds of heat in there.

@jacktheripperVII

4 жыл бұрын

Ship it to Shaun Evans

@dutempsjadis1066

4 жыл бұрын

Might be interesting to throw in some electric daisies or timut pepper. Or both!

@spicefreak4726

4 жыл бұрын

If you can, try Diemen's hot sauce. It's not massively strong but it's got a decent kick for Cayenne and the touch of diemen pepper berries (AKA these) makes it linger like Ghost Pepper. As someone who's used to chilli, feeling something so mild that lasts so long is really unique and I'm kind of scared to try their Reaper sauce.

I want nothing more than to make a brutal hot sauce which attacks the soul...

@grandbean9031

3 жыл бұрын

Unless my heart, body AND soul are equally being turned into ash, I don't eat it!

@tonipepperoni3424

3 жыл бұрын

I think I'm thinking what you're thinking, a sauce combining every spicy thing known to man, so carolina reapers, szechuan pepper, horseradish, mountain pepper etc.

@oldkingcrow777

Жыл бұрын

@@tonipepperoni3424 I love szechuan pepper but it's not hot at ALL. it's the chemical sensation which is my favorite part

I go to the forest quite often, one day (few weeks ago) was lucky enough to tun into Julian, who leads volunteer teams to do stuff in the forest...Julian showed me Mountain Pepper, the 'spice' took a few minutes to come on....then.....I hade nothing else for hours then took a sip of water, just water, and it was so bitter I swear I thought someone had poisoned my water, of course no one had touched my water but me. So the after taste effect was definitely there !! I am now absolutely in love with Mountain Pepper.

Very, very cool - another one I wasn't aware of! I've got a nice section in my plants database for those with non-sugar-based sweetening compounds in them (it's surprising how many compounds there are!)... maybe I should build up an equivalent database field for plants with unusual "hot" compounds in them :)

@lonelygirl5317

10 ай бұрын

Please give me a list of these plants with non-sugar-based sweetening compounds

it could be similar to how some people taste cilantro as soapy

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

could be! after reviewing the dry pepper I noticed a salty taste again. definitely has that effect on me

@pattheplanter

4 жыл бұрын

The nasty stuff in cilantro (I am one of those people who taste is as metallic/soapy) has one aldehyde group and this has two. So there is a chemical similarity. Apparently sodium taste can be altered by one of the taste receptors for this pepper, the TRPV1 that is also affected by chili. This pepper also affects the TRPA1 that is affected by mustardy things.

@MAUTxxx

4 жыл бұрын

there's only one thing that i would describe as tasting soapy : noni fruit

@LH-ro2ot

3 жыл бұрын

It tastes horrendous to me and makes me sick. I was amazed when someone described it as citrussey and fresh .....😂

Hey I'm from Tassie (Tasmania). Ive tried these and they definitely have a unique interesting, even fascinating flavour. Sort of creates a weird perfume in the mouth and nose

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Cool! How common are these in Tasmania?

@sydthegoat88

4 жыл бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer They have only relatively recently become more commercial and trendy, you wont see them at the supermarket, only specialty shops and some restaurant menus. Underrated for sure, tho you gave it a good rating, cheers

@R.M.67

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer I live in Melbourne and the mountain pepper berry grows commonly in the mountain forests nearby. If they are available commercially I've never seen them.

Hey you have a new salt substitute product... Mix small amount of salt with active ingredient so older folks on low sodium diet can enjoy salty food again!

It absolutely makes my day when you get euphoric trying new fruits and flavors

You should eat a miracle berry, and then this...maybe?!

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

oh man... then lemons will taste like sweet and salty fireballs

@spicefreak4726

4 жыл бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer Instant mexican candy!

@madscientistshusta

4 жыл бұрын

@@spicefreak4726 omg i love mexicandy!

@MrGoatflakes

4 жыл бұрын

That opens a portal to hell

that's super cool you tried this! whenever my dad and i would go up into the mountains we'd bring back some mountain pepper leaves. leave it to dry out for a week and we'd use it in curries! super cool video mate.

the leafs make a good tea

Hi, great to see you trying pepperberries! My family live in Tasmania and i stock up on these whenever i visit, they're great in many dishes and gave a very unique flavour as you discovered. My favourite use of these is is actually in deserts, crushed dried berries added to cheescakes and to shortbread. I dont know why but they make a strange kind of spicy sweetness. Oh, and the dried berries also have a great purple colour which gives and awesome coloured smoke ring when added to the marinade or dry rub wgen smoking chicken wings.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I just made some mustard with them and its bright purple!

@crackerjackheart

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer How was the mustard??

Great one ! We love when you try weird stuff :D

This would be amazing for someone with high blood pressure who needs to cut down on salt. You have one berry and your food salts itself.

I have this tree in my backyard in Victoria, Australia. It grows in abundance in the rainforest behind my yard. I love them. They are also very nutritious. Fresh ones like that are sensational in vanilla ice cream.

I think the difference between horseradish and pepper heat is more like an antiseptic or alcohol heat. Horseradish and wasabi are more antiseptic and alcoholic, while peppers are more spicy and sauce.

@GigsVT

4 жыл бұрын

horseradish and wasabi have almost no flavor. The taste is almost entirely gaseous. I could see why you'd compare it to alcohol since both are about evaporating volatiles.

@7:11: A brutal hot sauce that attacks your soul. That's hilarious. :)

I've been cooking a lot of Asian food and I'm feeling like this might be a great addition, I'm almost thinking of a nice as you put it "attack your soul" powder. So maybe some of this, sichuan peppercorns, cayanne whole with seeds, dried horseradish, and maybe a touch of dried ginger. Just amp up the heat on anything you make.

I wanna grow all these spices and fruits and also vegetables and start a vegan restaurant.

@MaxOakland

4 жыл бұрын

stefan x do it

@stefanx8344

4 жыл бұрын

@@MaxOakland yeah bro i might but its very complicated starting a business actually. Theres many sides to it and you have to take like 5 courses which takes at least about 2 years plus a million other things you need to figure out. Good part is if youre thorough like that and can prove it through certificates and a good business plan youre way more likely to get a loan.

pepper jam, as a spreadable spice... sounds like a nice texture mixup

@madscientistshusta

4 жыл бұрын

I used habinero jam every day its so good on brie and toast!

The more of your videos I watch, the more I love you 😂 Honestly you're just so interesting to watch and explain everything haha. The way you compare everything as well is just the best, you can almost taste it yourself by just your description. Will probably watch you forever 🙃

Another native berry you might consider is spicebush, Lindera benzoin. It should be getting ripe here in the next month or so. I'm told it was used as a food spice instead of pepper. To me it's a little like allspice. You can also make a tea from the fresh leaves and twigs.

OMG SALT TRIPPING for people on low sodium diets! I thought I had to try this half way through the video because mustard is the only kind of spicy I really like but I also love salty so this is like the most amazing thing ever! maybe the salty thing only happens when its fresh and that is why people dry it?

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed it after eating the dry one, but not as strongly.. which is a good thing. I wasnt looking forward to another salty coffee.

That's awesome! I'm going to have to try these from Matt and Megan myself since I'm from Seattle!

Wow, Australia has a native hot spice? Never knew. Must definitely try this.

@spicefreak4726

4 жыл бұрын

I had some in hot sauce. Apparently the makers found it on a trip to the UK, found out it was native to their home island, started growing it and started a company. Then I had it shipped all the way back to the UK once more. Ridiculous travel miles but, the point is, it seems to be quite unheard of even in tasmania.

@FaultAndDakranon

4 жыл бұрын

It’s great in cheese :)

@sammaree7933

4 жыл бұрын

When Australia was colonised this plant was taken back to England to grow, its called Cornish Mountain Pepper in the UK 😊

@liamthompson9342

4 жыл бұрын

@@sammaree7933 No way, that's so interesting. I can't think of one other plant that's true of.

I was racking my brain to think of local fruits in my area (south central Louisiana) that I haven’t seen on your channel yet and I don’t think I’ve seen a review on muscadines. I could be wrong and muscadine may be way more common than I’m thinking but I generally don’t see them at supermarkets. They are usually available at local grocers in season in the gold and red varieties. Think grape but very thick skin that you bite through and suck out the inside. My family has always had a vine or two and made wine from them

whaaat, I wanted to know if you had the same salty effect afterwards again, after eating the dried ones.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

I did! not as strongly though

I love being able to bring a bunch of these home when I go out trout fishing here in Tasmania! Loving your videos so far!

BEST episode EVER! :D Thanks for that wonderful mimics!

Very interesting! You’ve just shown me one I’ve never heard of! Bravo! 😀

All I visualize is some really competitive Texan stumbling upon this video, getting those peppers, and being 100000% sure he's gonna win that chili cook off and beat Dinkleberg.

‘Attack your soul’ 🤣🤣🤣 You’re the best 👏😂

Love the butt description 😂 I can get the dried leaves at my local market in Sydney, along with other native spices: Dorrigo Pepper, lemon myrtle, aniseed myrtle, cinnamon myrtle, strawberry gum, saltbush, etc. Love playing around with them & other Aussie bush foods. Have you tried Kakadu Plums/Gubinge yet?

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't!

I gotta get this, my wife developed a random nightshade allergy and now I don’t know what kind of hot sauce to make. Maybe I can make a sauce with this

Now I wanna make a buttberry hot sauce that attacks the soul!! 😃

@spicefreak4726

4 жыл бұрын

Buttberry Blue - A blueberry-based hot sauce with Ghost, black and tasmanian mountain peppers. Perfect for pizza and curry. If only it existed.

You should try Diospyros Californica - Wild Black Sapote It's a different species than Diospyros Nigra - Black Sapote

I'd love to see you try and review alligator pepper, from Africa!

Someone should make a Mountain Pepper Mead

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

ouch...my mouth burns just thinking about it. Would probably be pretty good if it were heavily diluted.

"excuse me sir, would you like some salt or freshly ground pepper butts on your salad?" 😂

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

hahah

@spicefreak4726

4 жыл бұрын

"I'll take a double dose of plant rump, kind sir."

That sounds fascinating, interested in the after-affect, thanks for the try-out.

You should try Bloodroot! It is a bulb that is also used as a red dye in Australia. Has a real kick.

I think I would like this! Probably going to order some...

Could you please add this to your Australian fruit playlist? I had a search of your channel, and I'm surprised you haven't tried more Aussie fruits, like the quandong or Kakadu plum. We've got hundreds of amazing new fruits for you to try.

You should consider washing these berries thoroughly before consuming them. There is clearly a mite or bug of some kind still crawling around on the berry, visible at 1:45

I bought a couple of these (hoping for a male and female), but they ended up pushing up daisies so to speak when I didn't get them planted quickly enough. No berries, but I tried one of the leaves, and I recall something like a heat elevator sensation. Ground floor so far so good - penthouse, where's the tongue gone? We have a couple of pepper trees over here (NZ) - kawakawa and horopito. Both in my garden, haven't got around to trying them yet.

For the love of God I want a video of you eating miracle berries and these, what I call, "disaster berries" at the same time. Then you can start eating other foods like a madman.

@spicefreak4726

4 жыл бұрын

One name for these that Jared missed off his list is actually diemen (pronounced "demon") pepper berries, diemen pepper or diemen berries. It comes from an old name for tasmania and is definitely apt.

Lol funny video. I live in Tasm asnia and frequently pick the berry while hiking and camping. There not that hot. The Japanese do use these berries in their wasabi.

Meanwhile in Australia we get nothing but the crap packaging :P

I totally want to grow this now. I'm kind of a Gardener and definitely a pepper head. I want to make a soul rending hot sauce.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking of putting a "death sauce" together with different types of heat including chilies, black pepper, szechuan pepper, etc.. These Tasmanian Mountain Peppers are definitely going in. such a different, yet profound heat.

If you find out which berry made everything salty for sure, let us know because I consume way, way too much salt on a day to day basis.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

100% this one. after I ate the dry berry, I noticed a similar response although it didn't last as long.

i have had that shrub growing for 3 years has,nt bloomed yet , the leafs are hotish to me they have a pepper heat and taste, kind of herby. they grow in zone 7-10. can,t wait for episode 400.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah thats one big benefit, even if this never fruits you can get a similar heat from the leaves

You should try American spice bush berry this late summer/fall!

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to try that one, I keep seeing the trees in Central Park, but no berries...

@sonofammonite1714

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Illinois and they’re everywhere, hopefully you’ll find some! They have more of a spice taste (as the name implies) but they make a good tea in my opinion

Sounds similar taste to the Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia)

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

these are a lot stronger

Those looked great

The dried Tazmanian Mountainberry has a hint of Juniperberry to it as well.

You should consider seeking out and reviewing Schisandra chinensis, the so-called "five-flavor berry" used in traditional East Asian medicine.

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! I need to try that one

Hey Jared, the Tasmanian Pepperberry works really well in ice creams as well. I've had Pepperberry ice cream, as well as a Leatherwood Honey with Pepperberry ice cream when I visited Tasmania, Australia. Its very interesting and quite useful as a black pepper substitute.

Lol. Make Mind-killing Soul-crushing hot sauce. 😈👹

OMG I HAVE PEPPER BERRY LEAVES AND BERRIES AS MY PEPPER ALL THE TIME, IT'S THE BEST, NATIVE AUSTRALIAN TASMANIAN PEPPER BERRIES AND LEAVES YOU DRY OUT THE LEAVES AND SEEDS BUT EAT THE BERRY FRESH HAHA . YUMMY

I want this so badly, I'm excited to get some this summer

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

You can get the dry ones on amazon. Pricey though.

Here in Brazil, we have (São Paulo State), a "fruit" very similar, but so sweet and as not hot as a pepper. Grows in every place.

Oh my gosh, I've been looking for these. I'm definitely going to visit that nursery now! I tried growing these from seeds once before and they didn't survive. I'm really interested in figuring out how they were able to grow it.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

They're super friendly, I'm sure they'll give you some tips on how to grow it in your region.

ahhhhh tasmanian pepper berries.. fun times climbing mount wellington looking for these bad boys

I used to live in Tasmania when I was younger, and I can say that I saw the pepperberry bushes quite often just growing in the wild. However, sadly, I don't have any recollection of ever trying them. Next time I go down to visit my family, I'll have to go foraging for some!

Great video, I really want to try this one now

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

It took me back to our szechuan pepper taste test. haha

Early congratulations on 400 episodes!

I concur that tasting Tasmanian mountain pepper for the first time is an overwhelming experience, since its flavor is so strong and complex, and like virtually nothing else. I still haven't found many recipes to use it in (I have the berries in dried form). Maybe crushed on something bland and starchy like mashed potatoes or basmati rice? According to Wikipedia: "Polygodial has been identified as the primary active compound in Tasmannia lanceolata, and is also responsible for its peppery taste. The fruits also contain benzoic acids, flavanols, and flavanones, as well as eugenol, methyl eugenol, and gallic acid, and also the glycosides quercetin and rutin."

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

A few berries in a homemade hotsauce is real good.

Do you happen to know if you're a supertaster? I got some dried but it only tastes slightly spicy to me and not bitter. My instinct was that my wife would not enjoy it because she is a supertaster so I was reluctant to ask her to try it or use it for cooking. I thought a good use might be to soak in sherry to use as a condiment for Bermuda fish chowder in place of sherry peppers.

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think I am, but I haven't dont the test yet.

The salt taste hallucination sounds like what happens to me with Sichuan pepper, where I think it alternates with a sour taste, and doesn't last for very long after I eat it. I wonder if the chemicals that cause it in each fruit are in any way related.

“They look like little butts” - way to be family friendly 🤣

My best friend bought this for me last Christmas. Delicious I absolutely loved it 🎉

@WeirdExplorer

3 ай бұрын

that's a nice gift 🎁

@drecion1

3 ай бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer you were right on how it opens up a New World on the level of heat. It hits you in different parts of the mouth and the throat. I really liked it in pasta particularly.

omg this guy has the same type of sense of humor i love it

Love your video as usual man, I use these at work and at home. Super good for sure. Edit: I use the leaf and berry in oaxacan mountain pepper bbq sauce, and just the berry in a golden raspberry mountain pepper jam ( mostly for marinade and basting smoked meat and fish). Very versatile and as you said it is super strange but brilliant.

@ASchell90

4 жыл бұрын

What sort of restaurant do you work at? Sounds interesting.

@OzzyskylerTheGreat

4 жыл бұрын

@@ASchell90 I work at a fancy dude ranch

@ASchell90

4 жыл бұрын

@@OzzyskylerTheGreat one more job i never knew existed but now i wish i had. Lol

@WeirdExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

great idea to use this with a jam.

Can't wait to see what the surprise is! ^_^

Hi. I'm in Australia and I'm looking forward to you trying some more of our unique stuff. Finger limes, wattle seeds, lemon myrtle, lemon scented gum leaves. You can buy cheeses here with mountain pepper mixed in. Really nice. Mountain pepper has a strong earthy aroma along with the heat. You can also get mountain pepper based hot sauces here eg: cherikoff.net/shop/product/mountain-pepper-bbq-sauce/ . Never heard of mountain pepper berry affecting salt perception here though. Has never affected me or anyone I know. These guys do a range of native sauces: outbackspirit.com.au/ .

@spicefreak4726

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, that sauce is five percent mountain pepper! I can feel the difference it makes to hot sauce that uses only half a percent. That sounds crazy!

Just FYI, it is available as a spice in Australia, though usually through online shops (and always the dried versions, as far as I know). You might be able to pick it up on eBay, Amazon, or similar.

You should try Syzygium luehmannii - Riberry

I think I saw a mite crawling on the berry! Extra flavor, yum!

Well, you said it tasted a bit salty. And it definitely might be helpful for those limiting their salt intake.

The leaves sounded more interesting to me, would go well with pork stew

I just got some. Amazing in chai tea

pepperberries rule. james squire brewery did a limited run beer here in oz years ago which was a sweeter stout with pepperberry in it to offset the sweetness. i use the leaves a lot for curries and tajines. awesome little native spice

Sounds like the same kind of heat as wasabi. Wasabi hits you hard but dissipates really quickly

@spicefreak4726

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Wasabi is different because it's tied to very volatile oils and I don't think that these are. These affect the same type of receptors but much more in the mouth and less in the nose.

It's also used as a source of cosmetic lactic acid!