"Aborigines, who have affinity of being one with the land, have no qualms about living off the land. In the 1700's, they were hunters and gatherers. Their diets consisted of nuts, vegetables, meat, fish, and fruits. Interestingly enough, they used honey as a type of sweetener for their food. This honey was harvested from hives on river sides or rock crevices.An outback term referring to the
. aborigines' diet was also known as bush foods or bush tucker.Some of the popular meat choices of the aborigines were kangaroo, emu, and possum. Frogs, turtles, and lizards were a seasonal summertime food. A rather trademark food for aborigines were the grubs. Also, among insect foods in their diets would include termites, ants, and bees. As far as Australian native plants are concerned, those would include onions, spinach, yams, tomatoes, grass seed, and berries.Another familiar bush tucker was a type of bread known as ""damper"". Which was made from basically water and flour. It was a term coined by the Europeans."
