What is Strawberry Gum?
Strawberry Gum (Eucalyptus olida), is a native Australian herb making waves around the country for it’s distinctive fragrant and fruity flavour, versatility, and wide number of wellness benefits like being antioxidant-rich and providing digestion support. Strawberry Gum is one of Australia’s most exciting native plants, finding a home in many desserts and cocktails, as well as Australian native tea blends from Blak Brews. For tea lovers, a blend with Strawberry Gum offers the opportunity to experience a uniquely homegrown and cultivated ingredient that is unlike anything found overseas – even Gordon Ramsay loved them.
Strawberry Gum in Blak Brews tea blends
Blak Brews is creating beautiful and unique native tea blends from a diverse range of homegrown Aussie ingredients – and Strawberry Gum is a star. In blends like our Desert Sunrise tea, it’s fruity character balances alongside the zesty punch of native desert finger lime, and it’s all washed down with the smoothness of Australian green tea (Sencha). A uniquely Aussie herbal tea that you won’t find anywhere else. It’s the kind of blend that is playful yet considered and refined: vibrant enough to be a standout without lacking pure versatility and innovation. Each sip of a Blak Brews tea is a reflection of the varied, enticing and exclusive flavours of Australian native plants.
Strawberry Gum delivers a flavour profile unlike any other ingredient. The magic of this eucalyptus tea leaf means it provides a strawberry undertone, with notes of spice and cinnamony warmth. It’s an ingredient with natural sweetness and depth that makes it perfect in a number of different tea blends. For anyone seeking authentic Australian flavours – look no further. Strawberry Gum tea blends like Desert Sunrise, Red Centre and Lemongrass and Ginger Dawn are a great way to experience this homegrown tea blend.
Health Benefits of Strawberry Gum
If that wasn’t enough: Strawberry Gum has so much to offer beyond it’s enticing and bright flavours – being packed with a ton of completely natural goodness. It’s rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, supporting digestion and gut health by balancing gut microbiomes and easing bloat; while antimicrobials work to benefit oral health. Strawberry Gum is a native Australian superfood, and in a Blak Brews blend it provides a wholly natural wellness boost alongside it’s delicious signature berry-like flavour!
Native Australian Plants and Country
Native Australian flora like Strawberry Gum, Lemon Myrtle and Australian Green Tea (Sencha) aren’t just delicious – they’re nutritionally beneficial with thousands of year in traditional food and medicine. First Nations people have embraced Strawberry Gum for it’s delicious flavour and health benefits. Traditionally, the leaves were chewed for their naturally sweet and berry-like flavour. They were also brewed into drinks to help support digestion and soothe stomachaches. Strawberry Gum leaves are filled with aromatic oils and antimicrobial properties that make it a consistently trusted natural aide for oral health.
Why Supporting Local Matters
Each time you brew a Cuppa of a Blak Brews native Australian tea, you help to sustain local growers, communities, and First Nations voices. Supporting Australian businesses like Blak Brews works to bolster regional economies and preserve Indigenous knowledge and history. Indigenous businesses like Blak Brews are highlighted with NAIDOC week celebrations and awards. Buying local also means buying high-quality Aussie ingredients homegrown with sustainable practice on Australian soil. By choosing a Blak Brews blend, you play a part in a growing, thriving Australia – honouring history and the bounty of Country, and proudly supporting our unique ecosystems, cultures, and communities.
Experience native Australian tea blends.
Strawberry Gum is just one of many beautifully delicious and healthy native Australian ingredients in a Blak Brews Cuppa.
