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Diemen Pepper

Locality: Woodbridge, Tasmania

Address: 3866 Channel Highway 7162 Woodbridge, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.diemenpepper.com

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23.01.2022 Polygodial The obvious presence of aromatic compounds in the foliage, fruit and bark of the Winteraceae has prompted several investigations of the chemistry of the plant. With modern techniques, many interesting compounds have been identified, but until the nineteen seventies the plants themselves were little more than curiosities and no serious attempt at cultivation or use of wild plants other than D. winteri seems to have occurred. Drimys winterii, and its South American ...compatriots Drimys brasiliensis and Drimys confertifolia have been investigated since the late nineteen fifties, and in one case, leaf extracts showed activity against mouse leukaemia lymphocytes. The presence of 'polygodial' in extracts of T. lanceolata, was first reported in 1962. Since then the compound has attracted considerable scientific interest for its unique biological properties, - antimicrobial and antifungal, insect antifeeding and a hot taste for humans and browsing mammals. The compound also has powerful piscicidal (fish poisoning) effects - Water Pepper, (which also contains polygodial), has been used by Nepalese fish farmers to remove feral fish from their ponds before restocking, since it is rapidly degraded after having the desired effect. Purified extracts of Pseudowintera colorata (New Zealand) show activity against a range of bacteria, fungi and yeast isolates and prevent growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans even at low concentrations. The synergistic effect of polygodial when used with other antimicrobial agents such as actinomycin B and D and anethole also shows promise. Similarly, polygodial and a constituent of essential oil of Perilla frutescens - perillaldehyde, exhibit fourfold increases in activity when used together against Salmonella spp. It has been suggested that this last combination - polygodial and perillaldehyde- which might arise from a traditional combination of polygodial-containing Water Pepper and Perilla frutescens together as spicy relishes in the consumption of raw fish in the Japanese Sushimi tradition may indicate an underlying wisdom for preventing Salmonella poisoning in this culinary tradition. (Contact Diemen Pepper for reference material, if required).

23.01.2022 Dr Chris Read discusses the history, application and use of Diemen Pepper. http://www.buzzsprout.com//636171-show-2-the-outback-chef-

22.01.2022 http://www.themercury.com.au//spicy-taste-of-tasmanian-pep

22.01.2022 Summer fun @artfarmbirchsbay / See Facebook event for details. #schoolholidayactivity #naturecraft #natureplay #natureart #kids #childrencrafts #kidsart

20.01.2022 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd_5MAhd490&feature=plcp

18.01.2022 Thank you Tania!

18.01.2022 Tasmannia lanceolata - native or mountain pepper Tasmania's native 'pepper' is an attractive shrub up to 5 metres high with dark green leaves and distinctive crimson stems. It is found in cool wet habitats from sea level to mountain tops in Tasmania and in parts of the Australian mainland. The plant is dioecious (separate male and female plants) and has black fruit, the size of a pea, containing numerous small seeds. It belongs to the family Winteraceae, one of the groups of... plants from the ancient Gondwanan supercontinent, and represented on New Caledonia, New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, parts of Indonesia, and from southern Mexico to Cape Horn. Many members of the family have been used in traditional medicine in the regions in which they are found. The leathery leaves of Tasmannia lanceolata contain a hot tasting compound (polygodial) which, together with many of the aromatic compounds common in other essential oil bearing plants, gives an unusual fragrant, spicy taste and a 'bushy' rainforest feel. During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, Tasmannia species were considered as a pepper or allspice substitute, and were known to resemble a rare herbal remedy prepared from a related South American species. The leaves and berries of the plant are now used to give a 'wild, natural and spicy' taste to foods of the Australian native cuisine, such as emu hamburgers, flavoured breads, pastas and pates, mustards and cheeses and they are finding their way onto the menus of more innovative restaurants.

17.01.2022 collected, dried/sorted and packed...2013

16.01.2022 Winteraceae The genera recognised in the Winteraceae family today are: Exospermum (2 species) and Zygogynum (6spp.)- New Caledonia ... Psuedowintera (2 spp.)- New Zealand Bubbia (30spp.) New Guinea, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Is., Queensland Belliolum (8spp.) New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands Drimys southern Mexico to Cape Horn and the Juan Fernandez group Tasmannia Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea , Celebes, Borneo and the Phillipines. Seven species of Tasmannia are recognised in Australia: glaucifolia; confined to Barrington Tops, NSW stipitata; southeast Queensland to Hastings River, NSW xerophila high altitudes, southeast NSW, ACT and Vic. insipida; southeast Queensland, eastern NSW purpurascens; Barrington Tops, Gloucester Tops NSW membranea; northeast Queensland, south of Cape York above 500m asl. lanceolata; wet schlerophyll forest to alpine heath, SE NSW, Vic and Tasmania Many representatives of this family have been used for food and medicines by indigenous people.

16.01.2022 Quandong halves a plenty

11.01.2022 Just a reminder we are closed and we are thinking of your safety.

09.01.2022 Huge thanks to these wonderful Tasmanian producers, Wellington Apiary, Tasman Sea Salt (supplied by Savour Foods Hobart) and Diemen Pepper who have sent their treats over to #salonedelgusto in Italy with Jo, Alex and Shaun #foodforchange

05.01.2022 Ag students at the University of Tasmania have unique opportunities to learn from innovators in Tasmania's agriculture and food sectors. Students recently visit...ed Diemen Pepper and spoke with Chris Read, a UTAS agriculture alumni with an incredible story about developing a business and the many factors that can influence industry success. Diemen Pepper supply commercial quantities of high quality Tasmanian pepperleaf and pepperberry products for the Australian native food, dietary supplement and flavour extract industries.

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02.01.2022 We are super excited for #marketinthemeadow this SATURDAY 23 MARCH / 10-2 - here is a little sneak peek of some of the stallholders you'll fine there. The Woodbridge Market

01.01.2022 So proud - many of you have already met Cooper at the café - he greets be not alarmed :-)