A groundbreaking celebration of the most accessible and popular Australian native ingredients and their uses in the everyday home kitchen.

In this episode, learn first about distinctive African foodways that predated extensive outside contact, encompassing traditions such as rich stews and "fufu" (starch-based porridges), regional eating rituals, and important indigenous foodstuffs. Then review the surprising variety of Australian plant and animal species used in aboriginal cookery but never adopted by European settlers.

Traveling from state to stare the Bush Tucker man tracks down the uniquely Australian tales of survival, mystery and courage.

Australian bush foods have started gaining attention in the smartest restaurants and becoming big business. Foods like Warrigal Greens, Lemon Myrtle, Native Mint, Pepperries and Bunya Nuts, as well as kangaroo, emu and crocodile meat are now being grown on commercial farms.