Native Mint

Fresh or dried native mint is a very strongly flavoured herb. It is an ornamental shrub with a strong minty scent and small round green leaves. It has a far more complex flavour than normal mint because it's aromatic and slightly peppery, and the flavour intensifies over time. It works well with meats such as lamb, veal and chicken and makes a great mint sauce. It is especially lovely with chocolate and goes nicely with the flavour of wild lime.

Uses: native mint dressing, wild lime and native mint curd tarts, native mint and chocolate biscuits.

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Native Peppermint

This herb can be found in dried, ground form. It has a menthol peppermint taste with flavours of lemon eucalyptus. It goes well with desserts, particularly ice cream and chocolate. It can be used as a seasoning for seafood or white meats. This herb only needs to be used in a ratio of 2gm per kg.

Uses: chocolate peppermint self saucing pudding, peppermint crisp pie (crushed biscuits, caramel filling and a layer of native peppermint cream sprinkled with chocolate shavings!), chocolate and peppermint ice cream.

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