Traditional Aboriginal Bush Food Recipes

Bush tucker or bush food is any food native to australia.

Traditional aboriginal bush food recipes. Billy tea is now enjoyed by all australians both aborigines and europeans alike. Over 1000s of generations they have acquired the skills to use the natural resources nature has to offer. Prior to the white man settling in australia traditional aboriginal people lived off the land as nomadic hunters and gatherers for over 40 000 years. We guide you through it here.

Recipe collections slow cooker recipes chicken recipes dinner recipes soup recipes vegetarian recipes dessert recipes beef recipes pork recipes breakfast recipes lamb recipes pastry recipes seafood recipes everyday gourmet recipes finger food recipes. Probably the most widely recognized bush tucker recipe is damper a simple type of bread made of water and flour. A wide range of plants and. Download our fact sheet on traditional bush foods.

Fully understanding what could be eaten used for medicine etc. You can buy traditional wooden tools at the cultural centre. In particular people have died eating certain australian mushrooms. The australian aboriginals used the environment around them for generations living off a diet high in protein fibre and micronutrients and low in sugars.

Insect animal and plant foods warning. These traditionally designed implements are now often made for sale as artefacts and are also used for demonstration and learning purposes. From this we now have a rich knowledge of unique natural australian. Although the aborigines originally baked this bread it was the europeans that gave it the name damper.

Each season weather conditions and geographic location would impact the types of food available making their diet varied and well. Many australian native and introduced plants are poisonous and some are potentially deadly if eaten. Traditional aboriginal bush foods 1. Cooking tips how to best places to eat.

Put all dry ingredients in a food processor and whizz till everything is combined add oil to running food processor until you have the right consistency add salt pepper and lemon to taste can be refrigerated for 2 weeks serve with pasta fish potato salad or on a sandwich with left over roast lamb baked sweet potato and a sharp cheddar cheese. Aboriginals were hunters and gatherers hunting wildlife to provide meat and gathering fruits seeds and insects for their daily meals. Women s tools were mainly used to collect and prepare food. When a sweet drink is desired the.

Billy tea named for the billy pot with a handle that is used for cooking over an open fire is also popular. Sweat 2 diced shallots and a minced garlic clove in a little butter then add 1 tspn crushed bush tomato a punnet of tom thumb tomatoes and 40gm black olives. Do not eat any bush food unless you have a proper knowledge of the plant insect or animal you are about to eat. Much of the bush tucker eaten then is still available and eaten today.