In fact, they expressed an appreciation for native ingredients and dishes.

The excitement for native ingredients coincides with their increasing availability around the country.

This place takes its bush food seriously, with native Australian ingredients featuring in every dish - even the wattle-seed ice cream.

In fact, they had a vast appreciation for the native ingredients and dishes.

"They do a tremendous amount of seafood there, using native ingredients which are similar here," he says.

And let's not forget the food - a bounty of sublime concoctions made from ingredients native and contemporary.

The inn's conservatory is the backdrop for this elegant restaurant whose contemporary French menu uses native ingredients.

The main European contributions are sugar and milk products, which are often mixed with native or other introduced ingredients.

The perceptions of the Spaniards were changing, in part, due to their increasing reliance on native ingredients.

Peanuts are common in Peruvian cuisine, which marries native and European ingredients.