A brief history of indigenous fishing While the importance of fishing as a way of life is obvious to many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, there have been few attempts to translate their experiences into a narrative that governments, non-Indigenous fishers and the general public can immediately understand and appreciate. An excellent site in which to …
Olives and I
The first olives I cured at home were kalimata that I helped mates harvest from their small grove in Orange. I had long had a book on curing olives and cooking with them and went to it for a method. Doing the scoring and soaking and so on seemed too much effort so I chose …
Diggings 24 March 2019
Followers of Diggings will know I am a fan of both the democracy sausage and Matt Golding's use of Oz food in his political cartoons, and this one is an excellent combo commenting on the now infamous Anning and Eggboy incident. https://bit.ly/2FvOjgA A Short Description of Cultural Appropriation for Non-Believers. No need to comment on …
Diggings 5 March 2019
Followers of Diggings will know I consider Matt Golding to be one of our best political cartoonists particularly for his use of Australian food - as in this one on the Royal Commission inot the banking industry. The trouble with fake meat Jenny Rosborough is a registered nutritionist who worries that vegan “meats” are perceived …
