Wattleseed

Acacia victoriae

spice · legume

Roasted, ground acacia seeds tasting of coffee, chocolate and hazelnut, for breads, ice creams and sauces.

Origin

Australia

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

A teaspoon of the powder is brewed like coffee, or stirred into a dough or cream. Only food species, roasted: many acacias have toxic seeds.

Did you know?

Aboriginal people made flatbreads with them for millennia: the seeds keep for years.