Flavors of Quebec

Well known to First Nations, this wild spice is harvested from the catkins of the green alder (or late alder), a deciduous shrub of the boreal forest. It gives off complex aromas of black pepper, resin and rose, for both lemony and woody flavours at once. It is therefore not, botanically speaking, a real pepper. To the eye, it may remind you a long pepper, but in terms of flavor, it is quite different.