Bush Tucker

 

 

Well, I know it's been quite some time since I posted a blog update, and the last one covered some of the hard work the Outback team put in out at Willowra. One of the things that we did on that trip (and sometimes not on that trip)is go bush tucker hunting. Tucker is a word for food, and bush tucker is food you find in the wild. It used to be the only source of food for the indigenous tribes that lived in remote areas, and today it still makes up a large part of the diet of many yappa folk.
But, in order to eat, you first must hunt and collect the food you want to eat. The first set of pictures is about hunting for witchety grubs. These large grubs live in the branches and roots of certain species of trees and bushes. In order to find them, you either chop open the branch, at the appropriate spot or you dig at the roots of the bush. Then you use a flexible twig with a little hook and pull the grub out of its dark little home. It's quite an interesting process, and it requires some major knowledge so we were glad to have help!
After the grubs have been found you can eat them raw, or throw them in the fire for a bit. Once they've cooked you just pop them in your mouth for a yummy treat. That is what I'm doing in that collection. I'm enjoying my very first (but not last) witchety grub. Everyone wants to know what they taste like, and I'm not really sure how to describe it. A lot of people say it's like egg. I guess that's true. It's also kind of vegetable like. Anyhow, you'll just have to try one yourself!
The second grouping of photos is from a different hunt, we were hunting bush potatoes. Which are like white sweet potatoes. There was a lot of digging and work involved in getting those potatoes but, we had watermelon and the kids entertained everyone with their antics, so that was a good time for all of us. The bush potatoes cook in the fire and are really quite delicious.
So, what's the great deep lesson, you may be wondering. I think it's just this: that God's provision is all around us. In nature, in the grocery store, in the bank, or in your neighbors hand. All these good things come from God. Sometimes, they may not look like the provision we were expecting (witchety grubs) but, they still reflect His love for us and his perfect plans of provision for us all. So many of you have given to me financially to make this time in Australia possible and I'm so grateful, beyond grateful for your obedience to God. He provides for each of us in such wonderful and unique ways. And so it's with a grateful heart that we return praise to the Giver of every good gift!
Thanks for reading,
Shannon