Witchetty Grubs - Raw or Cooked

Annie explained how Aboriginal women dug down to the roots of the Witchetty Tree and looked for any bulges. They would then dig them out, like the one she's holding. Inside the hollowed out roots were large creamy white grubs of the Ghost Moth, which could be eaten raw after biting the head to stun it (in her right hand). Raw they taste like a raw egg, she said, and cooked they have a nutty flavour. She liked them cooked.

The Desert Blooms

September 24th 2014
I packed the picnic bag and we set off for Desert Park, just out of Alice. We had expected to do it in the morning and then see some other things in the afternoon as it is quite small on the map. Didn’t happen! It took us all day, admittedly at a leisurely pace. Size isn’t everything, it seems. It was a lovely day, 25oC with a light breeze and sunny so everything gleamed. We’d mis ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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