Bushtucker in the Northern Territory

Children especially love to get the wild fruits, like the stems of waterlillies, that taste a bit like celery or various berries, like "pikiki", bushberries that may only be collected by throwing a rock against the tree. Some trees ooze an edible gum and in the desert regions witchetty grubs, the larvae of a large moth, are extracted from the roots of certain shrubs and lightly roasted.

In coastal regions gathering turtle eggs is a yearly treat and large crabs can be found in the mangroves. All these foods have excellent value. And what's more, they're free!

	Waterlillies	Cockleberries	Cooking crabs	Cooking grubs
	Mud crab	Edible gum	Getting bushberries	Turtle eggs
	Bush banana	Getting turtle eggs	Eating bush banana	Catching a snake
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