Finally getting stuck into prepping bunya nuts (was gifted 2 pine cones), hopefully for pesto. Leaving them for a bit helps loosen things up. So easier to break up the cones. .
Please note, i am not a bunya nut expert. Have done this twice before, after YouTubing heaps of advice. So fingers definitely crossed. #bunya #bunyanuts
Bunya pines are native to Australia though not specifically from my region (up in south east Queensland). They are culturally significant to first Nations peoples here.
"A collaborative cross-cultural research team have discovered that movement of the culturally significant Bunya Pine by Indigenous Peoples varied among regions and intensified in south-east Queensland to maintain cultural connectivity following European colonisation."
(Link to article in next toot).
Bunya nut article link below.
“We are increasingly aware that what we thought of as ‘wild’ ranges of species did not take into account traditional indigenous activities,” Maurizio said.
“Indigenous Peoples have manipulated environments and species for millennia. However, conservation and restoration science often overlook ancient human plant dispersal," he said.
As the Bunya Pine dropping season begins, new research shows that Indigenous Australians increased the spread of Bunya Pine to preserve culture following European colonisation
@psychopoesie @sashin we had a small haul once, we have a few trees around where I grew up (Blue mts NSW, I think the trade in seeds must have gone pretty much down the whole east coast?) and in my high school (was roped out of bound when crashing season started)
We roasted them on the fire, might have brought out more of the nuttiness?
definitely roast potato & chestnut flavours in there
Poesie
Sashin
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