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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.
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; In some parts of Australia, these customs are still used today, particularly in Central ...
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]
Charles met with Indigenous elders at the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence in inner-city Redfern, including "bush tucker" - or native food - chef Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo, who served ...
Bush bread, or seedcakes, refers to the bread made by Aboriginal Australians by crushing seeds into a dough that is then baked. The bread is high in protein and carbohydrate , and forms part of a balanced traditional diet . [ 1 ]
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.
Mulga apples. The mulga apple is an Australian bush tucker food, often eaten by the Indigenous Australians of Central Australia.. The mulga apple is in fact a combination of plant and animal; the insect gall grows inside the wood of the mulga tree (Acacia aneura).
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 .