Australian Finger Lime

Your Aussie bush tucker will surely include an Australian finger lime.

Australian finger limes are a species of citrus fruit that are native to rainforests of the central eastern coast of Australia.
The scientific name of the Australian finger lime is Citrus australasica and it is from the family Rutaceae, the family of citrus.
Australian finger limes are long and cylinder-like in nature, reaching 3 to 12 centimetres (1.2 to 4.7 inches) in length and they generally have a diameter of 1 to 3 centimetres (0.4 to 1.2 inches).
The skin colour of Australian finger limes can be yellow, pink, red, purple, or green, and the fruit may have no seeds at all, or they may have many.
With numerous individual globules, the flesh of Australian finger limes resembles caviar, and it is a translucent red, green, pink or yellow colour.

Australian finger limes have quite flavourful juices, particularly tangy, especially when the pulp itself is chewed.
Australian finger limes have become more popular in recent times for culinary use – on the rise since the late 1900s, especially in the restaurant industry.
Generally, Australian finger limes are used to flavour a dish, both as a garnish or with its juice, and they can be used to to make marmalade, sauces, and condiments, while the skin is also useful as a flavouring.
The thorny plant that Australian finger limes grow on can range from a shrub to a small tree, reaching 2 to 7 metres (6.6 to 23 feet) in height.
Australian finger limes were traditionally a form of bush tucker, and they are now cultivated for the food industry and export markets.

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