Quandong the Native Peach

The beautiful seeds of the quandong, Australia's native peach. What a wonderful discovery to finally find dried quandong, some still with seeds, from local distributor to the food service industry, "The Grocer" of Nedlands, after all the fruitless attempts for Paper Chef #9! At AUD$8.20 per 50 g, this is luxury food, in the class of caviar!

The seeds are used in jewellery and can be eaten only after roasting to a brown colour to remove toxins.



The dried fruit looks dark or dull red on the skin unlike the bright glossy red of the fresh fruit. The fruit tastes slightly tart with mild peach, rhubarb and ginger aromas.



Mild tasting quandong makes a colourful addition to Lamb soup with Quandong and Mountain Pepper Berry, pictured below, and Vegan Moroccan Tofu and Quandong Tagine. Both dishes feature apricots.