Desert Quandong Jam 220g
Tasting Notes: Our Desert Quandong Jam is one of the most popular and addictive products with a smooth and very rich peachy-apricot flavour enhanced by the addition of Buderim Ginger which brings out the more subtle characteristics of the Quandong and adds a great depth to the experience.
Natural History: The Desert Quandong Santalum acuminatum grows in the arid regions of Australia's Outback and is closely related to aromatic sandalwood. The Quandong is one of the worlds richest sources of Vitamin C, with each fruit containing around 6 times the Vitamin C of an orange! Our Quandong fruit are grown on a sustainable arid land plantation in South Australia on the Eyre Penninsula, the yellow dot on the map to the right shows where this is, the red area is the natural range of the Quandong.
The Quandong is a small tree with distinctive dark green foliage and leaves that hang vertically. They are a semi-parasitic tree which means they attach their roots to the roots of other plants drawing additional nutrients from them and often killing the host over the long term.
The picture left shows our Quandongs being harvested from the Shoalmarra Quandong Farm at Tumby Bay in South Australia (yellow dot on the map above)
Cultural History: Quandong trees are highly sought after in the Outback where they provide some tasty respite for the weary traveller and trees are often found with a log 'ladder' leaning up against their trunk, left by the last people who raided the Quandong for its fruit. Quandong fruit were and still are a very important and highly sought after food for Aboriginal Australians, nothing brings a gleam to the eye more than the mere mention of the Desert Quandong and most outback Australians have some wonderful childhood memories of collecting the fruit to make pies or cakes and jewellery and games of the stones. In the days gone by, the attractive seeds were used for Chinese Checkers, fine jewellery and there are various stories about games of skill and luck played out with the seed of the Desert Quandong many of which have been transferred cross culturally by Aboriginal children.
Ingredients: Quandong Fruit 38%, Cane Sugar, Buderim Ginger 11%, Blue Mountains Spring Water, Citrus Pectin
Using Quandong Jam: Use as a jam on hot crumpets or toast in the morning, drizzle over ice cream in the evening! delicious over waffles or pancakes. Use as a baste on lamb or pork or as a feature in a tart or flan.
Made by: Kurrajong Native Foods
Storage: up to 2 years (refer to best before date on bottle) in a cool dry place, refrigerate afer opening as there are no preservatives used.
Quandong Range: Wild Peach Chutney, Quandong Jam in 50g, 120g, 230g and 1100g sizes.
