Archive for the 'Bush Tucker' Category

This interesting article by Annette Marner on the ABC caught my eye because of my interest in bush foods. (see previous blog entries). South Australia‘s deserts, areas which have less than 250 mm of rain per year, still produce the most amazing fruits and food according to Joan Gibbs, lecturer in Ecology at the University [...]

This is a rounded shrub to 2 metres high by 2 metres wide. It has dark green, shiny elliptical (like an ellipse) leaves to 7 cm long and cream flowers in summer. The fruits (berries) are almost black and the stems red. It sounds a most attractive plant to grow. As it is alpine, it [...]

Daughter gave me a packet of Native Pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata) leaves and berries to try. Haven’t tried the berries yet but the leaves give a tasty lift to savoury custard type dishes. I tried some in a tuna dish made with eggs and evaporated milk. I added a good pinch of the dried leaves which [...]

The yummiest of the Australian native foods is the Quandong, or Wild Peach, fruit of Santalum acuminatum. These make great pies, served with cream, icecream or custard. As the fruit is quite tart, extra sugar is required but they are certainly a treat. Years ago we had a tree when we were living in the [...]

This is a most useful plant which is native to South Australia and Victoria. It forms a dense, weed suppressing ground cover. From spring it has white fluffy looking flowers followed by edible berries which have a refreshing apple- like flavour. It is a hardy plant which grows well in a variety of soils especially [...]