Finger lime is a native citrus of the rainforest from around Brisbane to northern New South Wales, whose juice pearls, called lime caviar, burst with a tangy flavour; Brisbane menus pair it with oysters and raw fish.
Citrus australasica, the finger lime or caviar lime, is a thorny understorey shrub of lowland subtropical rainforest, native from the area around Brisbane to the Clarence River in New South Wales. Its fruit is grown as a commercial crop and has been popularised as a gourmet bushfood, its pearls called lime caviar. In Brisbane, e'cco bistro serves oysters with ponzu and finger lime, Donna Chang raw kingfish with chilli and finger lime, and Blackbird a honey bug with finger lime and shallot mignonette.
