Giant or Mexican hyssop. A small shrub which produces leaves with a flavour reminiscent of strong thyme. Described as "very attractive to honey bees" by Julia Morton. Popular in the United States where it is used to make tea, and to add to salads, drinks and in savoury dishes.
An indeterminate heirloom variety of tomato producing red beefsteak fruits with good flavour and few seeds. Good for paste, stews or for slicing.
A name for the barramundi, an Asian sea perch living in mangrove estuaries and creeks around the northern coasts of tropical Australia, from the Aboriginal for "large in size" and can grow up to 2 metres (6 ft) in length. This firm textured white fish can be steamed, grilled or fried, and stands up well to grilling over coals. They look like perch, with the same hump-backed appearance.
A large dark red cooking plum with a long oval fruit which keeps well. It has purple flesh and can be eaten fresh.
The giant puffball is an edible mushroom which slices almost like bread. Use only the smaller ones and they should be heavy and firm. If they are light in weight than they have dried up. Always cut them open from top to bottom with a sharp knife to check the interior before cooking. They should be pure white inside and show no sign whatever of a developing cap and stem, or any structure whatsoever! If these are present it is not a puffball and it could be dangerous to eat it. If the inside is white and consistently blank, it is safe to proceed. They should be peeled and then sliced and fried in butter until the slices are browned. They are good served with meat such as steak or chops and are also very good with fish. They' are a little soft in texture, but good flavour. (If gathering mushrooms you must be absolutely certain what you have before you eat them as many are very poisonous.)
The giant river catfish, found in rivers, canals, beels, ditches and flooded fields and paddies of India, can grow up to 150 cm (5 ft) in length.
Giant river turtle or mangrove terrapin, which lives in the rivers of South East Asia. Its eggs were considered a delicacy which has reduced numbers in the wild to critically endangered levels.
