Tasmanian pepper (bush pepper)

Tasmanian mountain pepper is an exclusive, very rare pepper considered 'bushfood': products native to the Australian bush. Experience how this exotic pepper 'explodes' in your mouth.

By the enormous wildfires in Gell River in 2019, ignited by hundreds of lightning strikes, went 28,000 hectares of vulnerable alpine wilderness have been lost, the habitat where Tasmanian mountain pepper naturally occurs. Since then, the entire world—after all, the pepper only grows there—has been dependent on small-scale cultivated Tasmanian pepper. Such limited supply and high demand initially resulted in an export ban, followed by a period of extremely high prices. It is therefore good news that wild mountain pepper can now be harvested again, causing the price to drop. As a result, we were able to significantly lower the price in October (2025).

Tasmanian mountain pepper is a plant from a genus that occurs only in Australasia and grows in the wild in many places there. The two-lobed 'berry' contains polygodal, That provides a unique sharpness experience, but also eugenol, vitamins A and C, and various minerals. And, it contains more antioxidants than most real berries.

Besides the dried berry, the dried leaf of the plant is also eaten. Aboriginal people have used the plant for centuries for medicinal purposes, against skin ailments and stomach pain, the leaf as an herb and the dried berry as a spice. European, mostly British, settlers also discovered the latter at the end of the 18th century.

The alpine pepper, Related to Tasmanian pepper, it grows in the highlands of Tasmania and is therefore sometimes called mountain pepper. The British introduced the plant and have been cultivating it in Cornwall since the beginning of the last century. They name the plant after the leaf, Cornish pepper leaf. The leaves have a sharp cinnamon flavor, while the berries are spicy and fruity. The taste is reminiscent of myrtle. The berry initially provides a mildly sweet taste sensation, which gradually transitions into a sharpness reminiscent of Zanthoxylum.peppers like Szechuan.

Tip: we also have the botanically related Pepe Canelo from Chile, you could call it a Tasmanian pepper with a hint of cinnamon.

Usage

A versatile pepper for fish and seafood, and in meat marinades, whether or not combined with soy sauce. The cinnamon accent gives the berry a typical bushfood flavor, which pairs well with cumin, coriander, lemon, and red fruit. It also comes into its own in stone fruit jams, such as apricot jams. Try adding a few grains to your gin or gin cocktail; preferably soak them in some gin beforehand.

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Scent and taste

In Tasmanian pepper, you taste cinnamon, myrtle, and nutmeg, but also juniper, with which it combines well.

• 1,8-cineole, eucalyptol, the refreshing taste of mint and myrtle (and eucalyptus oil)
• linalol, responsible for the fresh floral scent
• α- and β-pinene, woody pine scent, as in cumin, pine (pinecone), juniper, black pepper, and hemp
• safrole, sweet and spicy with anise notes, like cinnamon
• myristicin, warm and spicy, like balsamic vinegar, in cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper

Features:

• 100% dried berries of the Tasmannia lanceolata
• origin: Tasmania - Australia
• foraging

• Market price has risen sharply since 2024 as a result of habitat damage from fires, recovering only slowly

Assortment

• available in glass (30 and 45 grams), stand-up pouch and test tube (10 ml)
• Larger quantities on request

Gift packaging

• The jar is available in tasteful gift packaging, consisting of a cube box filled with black tissue paper.
• For an overview of our gift packaging, please refer to the section. gift packaging

Save:

• store your Tasmanian pepper in a closed package
• preferably store in a dark, dry and cool place
• batch no. **401 - best before September 2028 (09-2028)
• This expiration date is an indication.

Would you like to know how this Tasmanian pepper tastes?

You can also try a test tube. The tube contains enough pepper to grasp the essence of the flavor.

Batch number

The batch number helps us trace which supply an item originated from. It is listed on the packing slip and the invoice.