bushtucker
Australian wild food
Bushtucker is Australian English for food obtained from the wild—plants, insects, and animals that Aboriginal Australians have traditionally foraged and hunted.
The term gained wider currency through survival programs and outback tourism: The guide showed us which bushtucker was safe to eat.
Also spelled bush tucker.
Food or larva
- kangarooPouched Australian leaper
- emuFlightless Australian bird
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
- macadamiaButtery Australian nut
yam · crocodile · goanna · larvae · mudcrab · wattle · barramundi · moth
Bring or come together
edibles · wildcrafting · tracking · seasonal · dig · strip · prepare · identify
Indigenous to a place
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- eldersSenior community members
custodians · knowledge · lore · country · kinship · culture · heritage · spirituality
Wilderness survival skill set
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
endurance · adaptability · resilience · sustenance · emergency · water · shelter · hardiness
grub
Food or larva
- kangarooPouched Australian leaper
- emuFlightless Australian bird
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
macadamia · yam · crocodile · goanna · larvae · mudcrab · wattle · barramundi · moth · saltbush
gather
Bring or come together
search · edibles · wildcrafting · tracking · seasonal · dig · strip · prepare · identify · locate
aboriginal
Indigenous to a place
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ancestralOf one's forebears
elders · custodians · knowledge · lore · country · kinship · culture · heritage · spirituality · corroboree
bushcraft
Wilderness survival skill set
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
outback · endurance · adaptability · resilience · sustenance · emergency · water · shelter · hardiness · remote
outback
Remote interior wilderness
rainforest · wetlands · mangroves · billabong · woodland · grassland · arid · tropical · coastal · riverine
bushtuckerprocessed food
Industrially manufactured edibles
fast food · convenience food · canned food · frozen dinners · ready meals
bushtuckerEuropean cuisine
Food from Western nations
McDonald's · KFC · microwave meals · TV dinners · fine dining
bush, tuck, tucker, bushes, bushy, bushier, bushiest, bushland, bushman