YR7 Food Technology Aboriginal Cooking Culture

What does wattle seed taste like?

• Sweet like lollies

• Spicy

• Nutty roasted aroma

• Salty

Parramatta is the Aboriginal word for?

• Wattle seed

• Eel waters

• Turtles

• Monkey's

Which animal was NOT hunted by Aboriginal tribes?

• Magpies

• Possums

• Crocodiles

• Whales

British Colonisation and migration after WWII has shaped what we eat today.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Wattle seed is used for ...

• Sweetening food

• Flour

• Colouring food

• Making the food rise

Grasses, shrubs and ferns were used for ...

• Paste

• Making other plants grow

• Decoration

• Cooked in hot coals to make cakes or loaves

Native basil is also known as Keira ...

• TRUE

• FALSE

What tree does wattle seed come from?

• Australian Acacia

• Coconut tree

• Australian Gum tree

• Abelia schumannii.