Bush banana

Leichhardtia australis

vegetable · fruit

Young, crunchy green fruits, raw or cooked like a vegetable, sweet flowers and young leaves, among desert peoples.

Origin

Deserts of central Australia

Where to find it

In the dunes and plains of central Australia, around Alice Springs.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The fruits are picked young, a finger long, before they turn fibrous; they are eaten raw or cooked for a few minutes in the embers.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is not a banana: it is a vine in the milkweed family.