In doing research for my university assignments on the land rights social movement among Indigenous Australians, I have come across a lot of references to Native Australian foods. Add to that, our local supermarket stocks a variety of Native fruits as relishes and sauces, and we have the beginnings of an amazing variety of foods long ignored in the west.
I found a couple of websites that discuss Native Australian plants as food:
Aboriginal Diet and Nutrition (Better Health Channel, Victorian State Government)
My interest in this topic was probably sparked when, as a teenager, I attended a garden nursery open day, which included a short lecture on Indigenous plant foods of south-eastern Victoria, Australia. (The links are related to the region in question!) Add to that the fact that I am vegetarian, and so am always on the lookout for a variety of plant-based foods to bring variety to our eating plans!
The Amalgamation 