Indigenous Australian Foods
This term refers to food traditionally eaten by Indigenous Australians.
What is Bush Tucker
What is salted meat/biscuits?
This type of cuisine became popular due to Italian migration.
What is pasta/pizza/Italian cuisine?
Name a major agricultural product grown in Australia.
What is wheat/cotton/fruit etc.?
This food group provides energy
What are carbohydrates?
This term means a sausage, often cooked on a barbie.
What is a snag?
Name one native Australian animal traditionally hunted for food.
What is Kangaroo/emus/goanna/etc.?
This Australian snack was developed during WWI and named after soldiers.
What are ANZAC biscuits?
Asian immigration lead to the popularity of this staple dish.
What is rice?
This region is known for wine production in Australia.
What is the Barossa Valley?
Name a sustainable way to shop for food.
What is buying local/seasonal produce?
Aussies call this frozen dessert a "paddle pop", icy pole, Zooper dooper etc.
What is a ice block?
This nut from Queensland is a traditional food and now a global export.
What is the macadamia nut?
This meat and pastry dish is considered an Australian icon.
What is the meat pie?
This cooking technique, popular in many Asian cultures, involves high heat and fast cooking.
What is stir-frying?
This is the term for growing ingredients without synthetic chemicals.
What is organic farming?
Give a reason it is important to reduce food waste
What is protect the environment/save money/ provide food equity etc.?
This phrase means to cook outside on a grill
What is a barbie?
Indigenous Australians used this method to find water underground.
What is tapping the ground/listening for hollows?
What is the refrigerator?
Name one traditional dish introduced by Greek migrants.
This method reduces water usage on farms.
What is drip farming?
This label tells you how healthy a packaged food is.
What is the health star rating?
Someone asking for "dead horse" on their meat pie wants this item.
What is tomato sauce?
This sweet food is made by native bees and was gathered by Indigenous people.
What is sugarbag honey?
This iconic spread was created in the 1920s from leftover brewers yeast.
What is Vegemite?
The term for when cuisines mix to create a new food culture.
What is fusion cuisine?
This is the process of preparing soil and planting crops.
What is cultivation?
This is what eating a variety of foods from all five food groups is called.
What is a balanced diet?
This slang refers to a type of pub dish often served with chips and salad.
What is a chicken parmi/parma?