Sunday, November 9, 2008

Cloudberries


"The cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) is a slow-growing alpine or sub-Arctic species, producing amber-colored edible fruit. In Europe and Asia, they grow in the Nordic countries; sometimes in the moorlands of Britain and Ireland, and across northern Russia east to the Pacific. Small populations are also found further south, as a botanical vestige of the Ice Ages. The cloudberry can withstand cold temperatures down to well below -40°C.

The ripe fruits are golden-yellow, soft and juicy, and are rich in vitamin C. When eaten fresh, cloudberries have a distinctive tart taste. When over-ripe, they have a creamy texture and flavor somewhat like yogurt. They are often made into jams, juices, tarts, and liqueurs. In Finland, the berries are eaten with "Leipäjuusto" ("bread-cheese"), and lots of cream and sugar. In Sweden, cloudberries are used as topping for ice cream or waffles. In Norway, they are eaten with whipped cream and lots of sugar
. In Canada, cloudberries are used to flavour a special beer. In Alaska, the berries are mixed with seal oil, reindeer or caribou fat (which is diced up and made fluffy with the seal oil) and sugar to make "Eskimo Ice Cream" or Agutuk."


this is officially my new favorite fruit.
mostly because they're called cloudberries.
i must try it.

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