Australian Slang and Translations

Uniquely
Aussie
making our life special

Featured

Fair dinkum,
Aussies are unique.

- Sydney Yacht Race

- Aussie Slang

- Damper

- I Still Call Oz Home

Celebrating The Things That Make Australia Unique

See also Food Conversions

See more Australian Slang
Food Drinks	Bush Tucker Transportation	People Kids	Animals Things	Time Greetings	Places Home	Clothing More Slang	Rhyming Slang Slang Phrases

Tucker in Australian means food and bush tucker is a huge variety of spices, fruits, vegetables, animals, etc. that are native to Australia. For as long as 50,000 years, Aborigines have been eating bush tucker. Although about 80% of Australians are city dwellers, there is a growing appreciation today for bush tucker and an interest in exploring new tastes.

You may not be brave enough to try Witchetty Grubs, but you're sure to like our very popular Barramundi and Balmain Bugs served in our best restaurants.

We've listed below a few of the more well-known bush tucker items.

Balmain Bug

Barramundi

Morton Bay Bug
Muddie

Yabby

Emu

Goanna

Kangaroo

Witchetty Grub

Bush Tomatoes

Bunya Nut

Illawarra Plums

Kakadu Plum

Lemon Myrtle

Macadamia Nuts

Quandong

Wattle Seed

small type of crayfish, sweet-flavoured, firm textured and
     excellent for eating
large, good tasting fish found off the coast of Queensland,
     Northern Territory, and Western Australia
small crayfish from Queensland and Northern Territory
a large delicious mud crab found in the mangrove
     wetlands of Queensland and NSW
freshwater crayfish, sweet-flavoured, firm-textured

flightless relative of the ostrich, meat is red, tender and
     richly flavoured. Also eggs are eaten and are 10 times
     bigger than a hen’s egg. Raised commercially
     throughout Australia.
native lizard of the Monitor family. As a food, it's high in
     protein.
tasty, virtually fat-free meat, popular preserved as jerky
     or smoked.
fat white grub found in the roots of trees. They are very
     nutritious with an oily, nutty flavour and a good source
     of calcium and iron. It's an acquired taste. Can be
     eaten raw or roasted in hot ashes over a campfire.
     Traditional Aboriginal food.

small pungent berry is collected in the central desert
     regions from a shrub related to the tomato family.
     Also called Desert Raisins
large starchy textured nuts with a tough woody casing,
     comes from the huge Bunya pine tree native to
     Queensland and New South Wales.
unique dark red berry of the Brown Pine, unusual fruit has
     its stone on the outside
sharp flavoured green plum has the world’s highest
     recorded fruit content of vitamin C
rain forest tree leaves and stems with a wonderful citrus
     flavour and aroma.
delicious crunchy textured nut, grows widely in New
     South Wales and QLD.
wild, or desert, peach is the famous bush tucker fruit.
     High in Vitamin C. Common to arid areas.
certain Acacia seeds dry roasted and ground to enhance
     their natural nutty, coffee-like flavour.

Interesting Information?

Someone you know may love hearing about it.
Send this page to a friend.

back to Australian Slang main page

Put movies on DVD

8mm and Super 8 reels
VHS, VHS-C, Betamax
Hi8, and miniDV movies

MaxRescue
Multimedia
Transfer Service
See our website

Relive Memories

Have your Records
and cassettes put on
CDs and MP3 today.
Also slides and photos
put on CD and DVDs

Australian Slang Aussie Style Events Australian Songs Quiz
Australian Food and Recipes

Know Your Australia Voice of Australians Uniquely Australian Tall Poppy
Fun Time Games Australian Cards Business Directory Contact Us Home