Australian Bush Tucker
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Sharing traditions to make healthy eating a true Australian Heritage
By bringing the best of our food knowledge and sharing it we can build a healthy and sustainable future for our Kids.
Sometimes we take our traditions for granted, we forget that some of our favourite foods are recipes handed down from one generation to the next and that the way we do it may be different from how others make it or eat it. This can be especially true when it comes to native foods.
In the vast country of Australia we have so many different landscapes, temperature zones and micro climates. Each one having some individual species of food plants not necessarily found elsewhere. I love discovering new native foods and I love sharing recipes. So this lens is all about these things. I hope you will join me in sharing our food traditions so we can all grow.
Food is all around you just have to know what you are looking for.
Then you have to know how to prepare it.
Every day in Australia we walk past healthy and free for foraging food and we don't even know it. Caught up in our own traditional ways we don't take time to get to know the tradition of the enviroment we are in.Slowly this is changing but you still can't buy most bush tucker food plants in a nursery or the produce in your supermarket. The only way to change this is by education.
That's my aim to educate you all about the food God has placed around you in this wonderful but often strange (to European eyes) nation.
This lens can only contain a little info. For more detail please visit my website http://www.outbackjack.info http://www.outbackjack.info/foodfromtheland.html
http://www.outbackjack.info/outbackkitchen.html
Stay tuned for hints - tips - and plant information.
I lookforward to getting to know you so stop and say hello via the guestbook either here or on my website.
Warrigal Greens
Australian Native spinach
Warrigal greens are a great edition to the outback garden because they not only look good as a low growing plant they can also be eaten. They are found growing all over the South Australian Outback especially after rain. The warrigal green should be steamed rather than boiled before eating. My chooks love their warrigal greens. To find out more about this native food visit my website www.outbackjack.info/foodfromtheland.html
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Wattle seed
Edible seeds found in South Australian Native Flora Wattle Seeds.
The Aboriginals used wattle seed to make a type of four. They cooked this often in ovens made in a hole in the ground using hot coals and hot rocks. Wattle seeds are very nutritious. Some types were also eaten green or cooked in the pod.
According to CSIRO studies the following nutritional elements are in wattle seeds, exact amounts vary amongst the different species.
Potassium, calcium, iron and zinc in fairly high concentrations. Protein
aprox. 23%. Carbohydrate - 26%, fat/oil (poly & mono - unsaturated) - 9%. Wattle seeds have a low glycemic index which means they are good for diabetics, providing a steady stream of sugars that do not produce sudden rises in blood glucose levels.
Most vitamins are found except for C, B12 and riboflavin. they are high in fibre - over 30%. Listed below are some of the edible species found in Australia.
Acacia notabilis, Acacia papyrocarpa, Acacia pycnantha, Acacia victoriae - the last one being considered one of the best for commercial use.
Some Acacia wattle seeds contain toxins and should not be eaten. It is important that wattle seeds be prepared correctly to ensure some minor toxins are dealt with. Some species need heat treatment as in roasting the seeds before grinding, others need the sticky pod coating removed because it is an irritant and other seeds can be even eaten green.
Visit my website www.outbackjack.info/foodfromtheland.html to find out more
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Tipi
Apr 13, 2012 @ 9:50 am | delete
- This is very interesting. Its like steppin into the outback with Jack! :)
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senditondown
Feb 15, 2012 @ 8:35 pm | delete
- Thanks for the education. I enjoy reading about all things Australian.
P.S. Thank you for visiting and liking 2 of my lenses. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by.
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Tanami
Feb 6, 2012 @ 5:08 pm | delete
- What no witchitey grubs here??
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PeterDuerksen Jan 18, 2012 @ 9:52 am | delete
- Love the page! Being from the US, I did not even know there was something called Warrigal Greens and Wattle Seed. Whenever I visit Australia, I'll know what to look for.
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Rewards4life Jan 17, 2012 @ 5:07 pm | delete
- I have family in Australia who have often spoken of Warrigal Greens. I passed through Australia a few years ago but unfortunately I didn't have chance to stay over it would be nice to try traditional bush tucker.
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COUNTRYLUTHIER
Jan 12, 2012 @ 6:39 pm | delete
- I am still amazed at what diversity is in the outback ecosystem. Thanks a gazillion for sharing.
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Inkhand
Jan 10, 2012 @ 10:46 pm | delete
- Wattleseed is great for making desserts, e.g. wattleseed ice cream is absolutely delicious! Great lens.
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OutbackJack
Jan 10, 2012 @ 6:45 am | delete
- Not far from my home in the Flinders ranges is a hotel that serves feral food. Whilst not all is native food much is. It is called the Prairie Hotel and you can try Emu, Camel and Kangaroo.These meats are cooked with the addition of native spices and foods, like pepper berries, Quandongs, warrigal greens and muntries. Some native foods are yuk others are great if you know how to use/cook them. Thanks for leaving a comment, I enjoy reading them
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Lovelifelaughter
Jan 10, 2012 @ 6:34 am | delete
- We have a programme on TV in Britain where celebrities go to Australia and do "Bush Tucker" trials. You may have seen it. I should imagine the bush tucker you talk about is somewhat less "colourful" than the offerings on that, lol! When I was in Australia I didn't get the opportunity to try any of the native food, but would have probably done so (NOT witchety grubs lol) if I'd been offered any.
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PastorCher
Jan 9, 2012 @ 9:50 pm | delete
- Really enjoy reading about the outback, but I'm naieve about some things. I have 2 questions for you. What is a chook, and what is a bush tucker?
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OutbackJack
Jan 9, 2012 @ 10:40 pm | delete
- A chook is a hen which is either a laying hen or a meat bird. Bush Tucker (Bush meaning in the wild and Tucker is the Aussie vernacular for food) so is native food indigenous to the area, mostly not commercialised but growing naturally. However some bush tucker foods have been commercialised such as the Quandong and the macadamia nut.
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Einar_A
Jan 9, 2012 @ 9:16 pm | delete
- Very interesting lens about some of the wild foods in your area! You're very right that food is all around us, no matter where we live, and we need to take the time to get to know some of these resources.
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wolfie10
Jan 9, 2012 @ 1:38 am | delete
- very good lens
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