Saltbush

Our Saltbush is dried and comes in a tea grade flake (varying size from 2mm - 4mm) ready to season all your savoury goodies. Like all of the things. 

If you tell any farmers over the age of 60 that saltbush is now a bit of a delicacy, they would laugh in your face. A bit like the lamb shank, which was once fed to the farm dogs but is now one of the priciest cuts in the butcher’s shop, saltbush was only eaten by the sheep. Alas, it should be eaten by us all – it is wonderful.

Note: There are many different species of saltbush. We tend to use old man saltbush the most.

How to Use

A huge number of seeds come from the flowering after spring and autumn and they are like little salty popcorn kernels, but were also ground and mixed with water to make dough cooked in coals.

We have loads on our farm, as I walk around I just pick it and nibble on it. A bit like the sheep. It's dried (not dehydrated) in the shade to keep the colour and nutrients, and comes in fine tea-grade flakes.

Note: When using fresh leaves you can dry them and blitz them to use as powder.

Learn More

Learn more about Saltbush.

◎  Common Name: Saltbush

◎  Scientific or Latin Name: Atriplex spp.

◎  ComparisonSalty and a crunchy seed

◎  Seasonality: All year fresh

◎  Region: Arid

◎  Size: This comes in 50g in a compostable resealable food safe bag or 1 kilo bulk bag.

Recipes

This spice is featured in these recipes in Warndu Mai:

You can also taste this delicious flavour in our Salt & Pepper Mix, perfect for your salt grinder at home.

Our products are all made in Australia from 100% locally sourced, seasonal and wild harvested produce.

Warndu means good in the Adnyamathanha language. 

Our mission is to REGENERATE culture, community, tradition, health and our soils. Every product we make includes one or more Australian Native ingredients. 

In our efforts to be zero waste and plastic free, and with the changes to recycling in Australia, we will be phasing out all plastic bags. For now you may receive your spices, teas and home products in either black, white or clear plastic, and once that is all gone our amazing new compostable plant-based packaging will be what you will receive products in.
Thanks for your patience and understanding whilst we endeavour to tread lightly on your yarta (land).

To maintain Warndu taste we keep smaller quantities on hand of our Australian Natives, it takes us a little while to dry, roast or grind them to make. We aim to send all orders within ten days of receiving them.

Christmas 2024 Announcement

Warndu is closed from the 20th December - 13th January. Online orders can still be made, however all orders placed during this time will be processed after the 13th of January 2025.

Please note the cut-off dates for ordering for Christmas delivery 2024.

Australia Wide - Orders close Friday 13th December 2024.

International - Orders close Friday 29th November 2024.

Australia Wide

◎ We send by tracked standard Australia Post and offer Express Post.  With Express Post please be aware that we still require 3-10 days for packing from the time of order. This allows us to blend products and keep up with the volume of orders. Express Post speeds up the AusPost delivery time only. 

◎ We offer free delivery over $100 when you enter the code FREESHIP at checkout.

◎ Delivery cost is by weight i.e.

◦ $12 for a book, spices or teas 
◦ Up to $25 for a larger order

◎ Due to our hand blending and keeping products as fresh as possible, items may take 7-10 days to prepare, and then send from the Clare Valley. There has been delays due to border closures. We generally send items on Tuesdays. 

International Shipping and Currencies

◎ We ship worldwide and accept other currencies. 

◎ We send standard postage with Australia post prices range from $28 AUD - $100 AUD with a maximum of 5 kilos.

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Josh Norton
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This was an amazing product to use. We used this ingredient to make the Saltbush Soda Bread with a class at school. Tasty and a great way to incorporate First Nation food in the classroom. Thankyou

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Kiri Kane
Quick delivery - looking forward to cooking with them with the children

Order process and delivery was easy and quick. I purchased this for holiday program activities (Naidoc Week) for children staying at Ronald McDonald House. Cooking with these today so looking forward to seeing what the children and families think.
thank you for having a great range !

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Josh Norton
Amazing

This was an amazing product to use. We used this ingredient to make the Saltbush Soda Bread with a class at school. Tasty and a great way to incorporate First Nation food in the classroom. Thankyou

K
Kiri Kane
Quick delivery - looking forward to cooking with them with the children

Order process and delivery was easy and quick. I purchased this for holiday program activities (Naidoc Week) for children staying at Ronald McDonald House. Cooking with these today so looking forward to seeing what the children and families think.
thank you for having a great range !

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