"Australian native foods have potent bioactive and nutritional properties," she said. ... Associate Professor Sultanbawa said the health and nutrition benefits of native foods is understudied.

Cate and Peter Cahill, who grow bushfoods in South Australia and the Northern Territory, want to increase consumer awareness of the health benefits of the native fruits, and get more Indigenous ...

Given the native-food theme of Noma Australia’s presentation, it seemed off that lantana, a poisonous and non-indigenous weed, appeared on the menu. Mike sees perhaps an even bigger problem there. “A ...

Newton has spent the past few years researching exactly that. The product of his exploration is the Oldest Foods on Earth, a book of recipes, stories and ideas chronicling and examining the history of ...

From curing hiccups to reducing your salt levels - there are some surprising impacts of Australian native ingredients. Here’s how these unique foods impact our health and our cooking. Despite it ...

This, coupled with an analysis of the nutritional quality of the meat, will help us understand why they were selected or ignored. The Australian palaeodiet: Which native animals should we eat?

When we think of Australia’s native foods, we often picture the rugged, organic agriculture from which it comes. Native food isn’t scanned at the cashier, it’s foraged from the bush and ...

Perhaps we can take a lesson from Australia’s “first farmers” and how they managed the landscape and used native fauna. Jillian Garvey , ARC DECRA Fellow in Archaeology, La Trobe University .