Boora and Kangaroo Tail

We  were very privileged last Saturday to be taken out by two local indigenous members of the community…Reg and his barefooted mate Raymond Maxwell to view some sacred sites, waterholes and a fascinating outstation fully set up to allow members of the community to have some time to themselves.

On stopping to take some photos Raymond drew our attention to a small bush on the side of the road that had small round balls on it. This was a boora bush. He split the fruit open, discarded the black seeds that he said you could go blind eating, then ate the flesh.

To me it tasted and had the texture of a rock melon.

At the outstation Raymond asked us to collect some firewood for him to take home. That night he was cooking a kangaroo tail. I asked him how he got the tail expecting him to tell me he hunted down the kangaroo.

“At the shop” was his reply, “My sister works there.”

Sure enough on a visit to the shop later I spotted a freezer full of kangaroo tails all priced around $25 each.

Robyn tasting the boora with Raymond

Rock formation on way to outstation.