Bush tucker, also known as bush food, refers to the diverse array of native Australian plants, seeds, fruits, insects, and animals traditionally used for sustenance by Aboriginal peoples.

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.

2016年12月10日 · Discover how bush tucker native food in Australia can be utilised for many meals and drinks from kangaroo meat to witchetty grubs and fungi.

2025年1月8日 · Discover native Australian bush foods and explore unique flavours, traditional uses, and cultural significance of these ingredients in Indigenous Australian cuisine.

2022年1月26日 · For some 60,000 years, Indigenous Australians have eaten the native plant and animal foods of Australia – colloquially and affectionately referred to as ‘bush tucker’ – including regional staples such as witchetty grubs, bunya nuts, kangaroo meat and lemon myrtle.

From witchetty grubs to Jurassic-era pine cones filled with 100 “nuts”, discover 10 foods that made it onto the traditional Aussie bush tucker menu. Australian bush food, colloquially and affectionately called “bush tucker”, refers to any food or ingredient native to the lands of Australia, be it flora or fauna.

At the Australian Bushfood Education Centre, we provide exciting and unique learning opportunities to explore Australia’s rich Indigenous culture. Our focus is to help you learn about traditional bush foods and native medicinal plants through hands-on experiences and online interactive workshops.

The following lists the range of bush foods available to Australians, and consumed by Aboriginal people for tens of thousands of years: (A) ABOVE-GROUND PLANT FOODS. These include the fruit, nuts, seeds, stems, and fronds of different plants. Fruit include figs, lilly pillies, quandong, bush apples and plums.

Students explore First Nations agriculture and farming methods including sustainability. They’ll research the cultural and social significance of food before designing a dish using bush foods. This culminates in a talking circle to share their designed dish, their knowledge and to consider the connections they’ve made during their learning.

Participants learn about Aboriginal culture, go on a wildlife safari and then try fresh bush tucker, including turtles, snakes, grubs, fruit, yams, tubers, bulbs and corms. Finish the day with a sunset campfire, billy tea and damper, and other bigger bush tucker like magpie geese and buffalo.