Australian bush food

[skully]

Hey all I have been searching for a guide into Australian bush food and can't seem to find anything so any link's or information could help.

[Ken]

C'mon, skully, how hard did you look? :sneaky2:

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/bushtucker/

http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg0597/bushtuck.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushfood

http://australianbushfood.blogspot.com/

Ever hear of Google? :innocent:

[skully]

obviously not hard enough

[skully]

coul ya dig up somthin on west australia?

[Ken]

coul ya dig up somthin on west australia?

http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/82234686931855bb8ea08465a3e432af.jpg

Now, would you like me to find it, gather it, and prepare it for ya'? Maybe I should eat it for ya', too? Read this story, Skully. :sneaky2:




The Little Red Henhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/hgifs/Hen.GIF (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/stories/fairytale/littleredhen/)
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"Not I," purred the sleepy cat http://www.enchantedlearning.com/cgifs/Catstanding.GIF.
"Not I," quacked the noisy yellow duck http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Duck.GIF.
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"Not I," purred the sleepy cat http://www.enchantedlearning.com/cgifs/Catstanding.GIF.
"Not I," quacked the noisy yellow duck http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Duck.GIF.
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"Not I," barked the lazy dog http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dgifs/Dog.GIF.
"Not I," purred the sleepy cat http://www.enchantedlearning.com/cgifs/Catstanding.GIF.
"Not I," quacked the noisy yellow duck http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Duck.GIF.
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"I will," purred the sleepy cat http://www.enchantedlearning.com/cgifs/Catstanding.GIF.
"I will," quacked the noisy yellow duck http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Duck.GIF.
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[BENESSE]

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Now, would you like me to find it, gather it, and prepare it for ya'? Maybe I should eat it for ya', too? Read this story, Skully. :sneaky2:


A+ for effort Ken!!!!
Nice answer.

[skully]

Hmmmmmm never seen a red hen before

[Ken]

Hmmmmmm never seen a red hen before

Well ya' have now! You keep asking all these questions and learning all this stuff, and you're gonna' be

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[Ken]

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[nell67]

Hmmmmmm never seen a red hen before
Here ya go............

[Ken]

Nell, them things were first bred a mile from my home. Maybe skully could drop by and see for himself. :innocent:

[krazykangaroo]

C'mon guys, there are no good bush food books out there for areas outside the top end or desert. Most of the bush food stuff you read in books and on the web is almost useless if you live in other areas of Aus.
I live on the stuff and although I have read all the books most of my knowledge has come from a lifetime of experimenting and testing for myself. Most of the plants I live on are not found in the books, even the Aborigines have lost the lore here.

Sorry Skully, I can't help with WA native food plants but if you are ever over Vic way, I can help.

Cheers,
Rowan

[crashdive123]

Hey there Rowan. When you get a chance, forage on over to the intro section and tell us a bit about yourself. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14 Thanks mate.

[Rick]

I must sadly admit I've never tested or experimented with food edibles. The inconvenience of death keeps experimentation at bay for me.

[wareagle69]

your missing out rick, its kind of like what the gardener feels (i think) when he grows his own food, doing research on edibles then following the plants life for a while then harvesting and eating gives a great satisfaction

[Rick]

I with you on that. It's the experimenting part...you know...Oooh. I wonder what this unknown plant tastes like....that I shy away from. Once I know what it is then it's no longer experimenting....just sayin'