Australian Aboriginal sweets

Australian Aboriginal bush tucker traditions feature various sweet foods.

The four main types of sweet foods gathered (apart from ripe fruit) are:[1] In some parts of Australia, these customs are still used today, particularly in Central Australia.

The Arrernte of Central Australia divide their food up into a number of groups, in a way typical to many Aboriginal cultures.

Some Aboriginal people who still have their language often refer to alcohol by this sweet food group term.

The practices of the Arrernte were widely practised by many other groups across Australia, however customs varied depending on where people lived.