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Very few places in the world can say that,” chuffs Squire. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe menu at Ochre restaurant is a big nod to local and native ingredients and once the bush foods have been sampled and explained, out comes platter after platter of beautifully executed dishes like emu wanton, green ant gravilax, smoked crocodile with riberries and cold smoked dukka coated kangaroo. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe food literally sings with sauces, some with faintly different flavours like the Davidson plum jus that cries out for an uncouth sneaky bit of finger licking.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“We are old fashioned here and make the sauces from scratch,” says Craig who adds that due to the expense of the bush foods, “it can cost about two dollars to make enough jus to complement a plate of seared kangaroo.”  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnyone can taste bush food. Just walk into Ochre and order away. But for those more curious, Craig also holds cooking demonstrations for groups of 10 or more, an activity that is proving popular with the incentive market. Groups get to taste up to a dozen bush foods like we did, and watch as Ochre’s chefs cook three dishes for everyone to consumer at lunch and pair with wine. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, if you are itching to taste a little bit of Indigenous tradition overlaid with contemporary cooking methods, this is the place to be:\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"editorial_descriptio_761141956":{"text":"\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBush Foods:   \u003C/h2\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDesert Quandong. The Quandong tree was used by Europeans as a shade tree for sheep and early houses were literally built under the canopy to keep them cool. The fruit was very popular as a base for jams.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavidson Plum. A ripe purple fruit that “blows the antioxidant count out of the water” says Craig who draws a direct line between the Davidson Plum and the good health of the local Aboriginal people. This nourishing little fruit – the cassowary’s clear favourite – now costs up to 40 cents a piece on the market. To eat it, “lean forward, suck out flesh and taste the vitamin C.” \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDessert Lime is a piquant flavoured fruit that makes the most delicious dipping sauce.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESunrise Lime. The only modified bush food on the platter today, the Sunrise Lime was developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and is a hybrid of the native lime and a cumquat.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELemon Myrtle Leaf. Crush this non-descript leaf and an aria of aromas seep out. Found up and down the east coast of Australia, the leaves offer anti-bacterial qualities and were used by Indigenous people to rub into cuts. Today properties in the leaf are used in toothpaste and moisturiser. Craig often places a few leaves when baking a whole fish.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECrushed Pepper leaves. The heat in this “spicy little number” dissipates at 85 degrees C but the flavour remains the same due to the chemical properties within. Craig says “It’s best with wok fried croc”. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWattleseed.  Kapow! This protein-packed, nutty flavoured seed tastes slightly of coffee. It was collected by the females in a tribe and eaten as a back-up food source when hunters returned empty handed.  Craig has used it in cakes, curries, to coat chicken or fish, sauces, icecreams, bread, pavlova, biscuits, salads, nearly everything! (Ed note: tastes weirdly similar to the coating on Japanese manju.)\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"editorial_descriptio_1570517474":{"text":"\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAbout bush foods:  \u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is no one overarching expert on Australia’s native bush foods as elders know only about their specific area and not the food from other countries.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe thing about these foods is that they have not been modified by man. They are as pure as they were thousands of years ago.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003E80 pc of bush foods have toxins, so the Aboriginals invented the dilli bag, a tightly woven bag from palm vines, similar to rattan, into which the toxic flora are placed and left in streams for up to five days to flush.  \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ESeasonal differences affect bush food. If you don't get rain at the right time, you don't get Kakadu plums.  \u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EBush foods are not so prevalent in Australian cuisine due to the cost. Quandongs are 40 cents per half piece, salt bush is now $30 a bunch. \u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"spacer_1832719348_co_1572071921":{"spacerType":"whitespace","paddingSize":"xxsmall",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"editorial_descriptio":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E/Ends\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWord Count: 986\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAuthor: Tourism and Events Queensland \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUp to date as at: 06 July 2021\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe copyright free story is supplied courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland. 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