The Sweet Gum – a Nyungar confection
Acacia gum was by far one of the most important nutritional substances.
Acacia gum was by far one of the most important nutritional substances.
As anthropologists we have often been confused by the use of the indigenous terms bardi and witchetty used to describe edible grubs in Australia. These terms are often used interchangeably to the point where bardi becomes defined as a witjuti grub and vice versa. How confusing is that?