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Bush tucker, also called bush food, is any food native to Australia and historically eaten by Indigenous Australians, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but it can also describe any native flora, fauna, or fungi used for culinary or medicinal purposes, regardless of the continent or culture.
Wild oranges are a tasty bush tucker food. Aboriginal Australians made frequent use of it long before European arrival. It is round and green when unripe, turning a shade of purple or orange and becoming soft and developing a sweet smell as it ripens in mid to late summer, reaching a size of 4–7 cm in diameter .
Major Leslie James Hiddins AM, known as "The Bush Tucker Man" is a retired Australian Army soldier and war veteran. He is best known for his love and knowledge of the Australian bush, in particular "bush tucker", as featured in the TV series Bush Tucker Man (1988–1996). Hiddins is recognised by his distinctively modified Akubra hat. He has ...
Red lerps (Austrochardia acaciae) on a mulga tree, Central Australia. Australian Aboriginal bush tucker traditions feature various sweet foods. The four main types of sweet foods gathered (apart from ripe fruit) are: [1] Honey from ants and wild bees ("sugarbag") Leaf scale (lerps, from honeydew) Tree sap; Flower nectar
Leichhardtia australis, commonly known as the bush banana, silky pear or green vine is an Australian native plant. It is found in Central Australia and throughout Western Australia. [2] It is a bush tucker food used by Indigenous Australians. [3] L. australis has many different names in Aboriginal languages.
Indigenous Australians have lived off native flora and fauna of the Australian bush for over 60,000 years. [5] In modern times, this collection of foods and customs has become known as bush tucker. [6] It is understood that up to 5,000 species of Australian flora and fauna were eaten by Indigenous Australians. [7]
Its name in the Arrernte language of Central Australia is Merne arrutnenge. [citation needed] Wild passionfruit is a bush tucker food. When it ripens, the skin turns orange and splits open and the little black seeds become visible. It is then ready to eat. The seeds are hot and spicy when crushed. It grows prolifically in riverbanks in the desert.
Its name in the Arrernte language of Central Australia is Merne arlatyeye. [ citation needed ] Bush carrot is an important bush tucker food for Australian Aboriginal people, and there are many Dreaming rituals around it.