Wp/nys/Noongar Bush Foods
Noongar bush foods or bush tucker. Some foods have their own page, shown in the gallery below, others are listed below the gallery.
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Kamak[edit | edit source]
Long fruit that’s found on vines. Qwop to eat when ripe.
Kooding[edit | edit source]
Bush food always referred to as wild carrot, as when pulled yira the bulb is a orange/red color. When eaten raw it is very hot, noongars would roast it in ashes to eliminate the burn. Audio pronunciation is available at https://web.archive.org/web/20180330022557/http://wirlomin.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Kooding-Long-1.mp3
Koorep[edit | edit source]
Grows on vines, eat any time
Koorrbiirt[edit | edit source]
Toadstool or mushroom
Mal[edit | edit source]
Very sweet to eat when ripe, grows on the ground of prickly bushes
Miilyep[edit | edit source]
Fungus that grows on Djaraly (Jarrah) trees
Min min[edit | edit source]
Small flat white fungus that also grows on trees and shows light on dark nights
Miilyep[edit | edit source]
Fungus that grows on Djaraly (Jarrah) trees
Miin[edit | edit source]
Small red bitter onion
Ngedik[edit | edit source]
Sap of the yate tree. Very sweet.