Bush Tukka Guide - 2nd Edition - Samantha Martin

Bush Tukka Guide - 2nd Edition
By Samantha Martin

Published by Hardie Grant Explore – 2023 – Paperback – 212pp – 18.5cm x 12.5cm

In this second edition of Bush Tukka Guide, there are over 60 listings for a range of plant and animal bush foods. Samantha offers detailed descriptions of each species, supported by distribution maps and warnings if any parts of a bush food are toxic.

Learn how to identify native flora such as Kakadu plums and lemon myrtle leaves, and discover the nutritional value of magpie goose and green ants. Samantha has also included many delicious recipes like bunya nut pesto, lemon myrtle slow-cooked kangaroo and caramelised cluster figs with ice-cream.

With this field guide, discover what Aboriginal People have known for centuries about the abundance of bush foods on Country.

About the author 

Samantha Martin, aka the ‘Bush Tukka Woman’, is a descendant of Jaru from the east Kimberley region of Western Australia. She is dedicated to helping others introduce native foods into their kitchens and sharing her knowledge of how to hunt, gather, prepare and cook native bush foods.