Comment:
Native To: Rainforest areas in northern NSW and Qld. Habit:
Tree; Part Used: Fruit; Flavour: Sour plum like.; Food Use:
For fruit-type flavour in sweet and savoury products. Current
Retail Product Categories: Jams & conserves, dipping sauce.
Retail Product & Price Examples: Rainforest Foods Davidson
Plum Jam 230g $5.50 Rainforest Foods Davidson Plum and Chilli
Sauce 250ml $5.90; Foodservice Product & Price Examples:
Frozen whole fruit ($27/kg); Food Quality & Safety Issues
Currently there is no industry-wide product description or
quality standards developed or published for this crop, though
individual market channel groups are likely to be working to
in-house standards; Crop collection, production and handling
systems will eventually require the implementation of HACCP-based
food safety systems. Wild Harvest /Cultivated Supplies: Limited
wild harvested supplies are in the process of being superseded
by cultivated sources.; Wild Harvest Locations Lowland and
highland rainforests of north Qld. Limited harvesting in northern
NSW and southern Qld coasts.Cultivation Locations: Northern
NSW and Qld coasts.Wholesale ('Farm Gate') Prices: $6-15/kg,
Current Volumes Traded: In order of 4-6 tonnes per annum. Davidson
Plum (Davidsonia pruriens) The
Davidson Plum is known as one of the best native plums. It is
dark in colour and has a soft, juicy pulp with a sharp acidity.
Davidson Plums occur naturally in a rainforest environment.Serving
Suggestions Davidson
Plum makes excellent native jam and is a great addition to a
fine summer fruit salad. It would also be exquisite as a glaze
for top quality white meat such as turkey or corn fed chicken.Tips
for Best Use -
Makes a great plum sorbet or coulis
- Use the dark rich plum in a 'native' upside down cake.
- Make a native chilli-plum sauce.
From: Red
OchreŽ Foodservice Factsheet
