Australian Aboriginal sweets

Red lerps (Austrochardia acaciae) on a mulga tree, Central Australia

Australian Aboriginal bush tucker traditions feature various sweet foods. The four main types of sweet foods gathered (apart from ripe fruit) are:[1]

In some parts of Australia, these customs are still used today, particularly in Central Australia.

  1. ^ Turner, Margaret-Mary, Arrernte Foods: Foods from Central Australia, IAD Press, Alice Springs, 1994, ISBN 0-949659-76-2, pp1-10.