Baby Boab Tubers – an Australian Bush Food

Baby Boab Tubers are the sapling tap-root of the Australian Boab.  They are best served raw, or lightly cooked, and can be used in salads, stir-fry and soups, plus julienned for dips.  Their sweet taste and crunchy texture is also excellent for use in cakes, slices, muffins and quiches.

 Our Baby Boabs are grown on a farm in the Ord Valley from seed collected from local boab trees.  The tubers are grown chemical-free – just as nature intended!

Nutritional value

Boab tubers are high in iron, potassium and fibre, and have a high level of protein (for a vegetable).  They also have a low fat content and are a source of starch and sugar.  Crunchy, moreish, and good for you too!

Availability

Unlike most Australian Bush Food varieties, Baby Boab is available all year, and the tubers last up to a month when stored in the fridge.   PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Ord Valley unseasonal conditions, our Baby Boab supplies are limited at present.  Supplies are starting to improve now with the warmer conditions 🙂 At the present time there is no excess supply of tuber for retail or wholesale .  Sorry to disappoint.

Baby Boabs has an information sheet on uses, nutritional value and preparation techniques, and a recipe book in pdf format is available for download – click here