I gotta give it to mulberries, don't get enough attention!
The buds of the flower Bauhinia variegata are both cooked amd used for pickles, spectacular stuff.
Appalachian area here, and more people need to know about pawpaws for sure.
How has no one mentioned saskatoons / juneberries / serviceberries yet? Looks like a blueberry except it grows on a tree.
Concord grapes. You all know the flavor, because it’s the flavor that artificial grape flavor is based on, but I’ve only seen the real things in farmers’ markets in the Northeast US. They’re only available for a short period, and they’re amazing. A blend of intensely sweet and intensely tart.
Had nearly half a kg of those today and my throat isnt happy. Love em!
They are insanely good to eat when frozen - it's like the most amazing popsicle, so crisp and sweet.
My favourite langsat. It's sweet and sometimes sour, flesh is like rambutan.
Yessss. I'm only just realizing how many foods I don't know english names to lol.
Lmao yeah thats what I didnt know, I googled longsat and realized oh I know this by a local name. The word Longsat is whats new to me.
In Italy we have the chinotto, which is a fruit from the Citrus family that is too bitter to be eaten by itself, but we make a soft drink out of it that is simply perfect.
Rambutans. They look like fluffy sea urchins but you crack that shell open and it’s soooo good. Much like leches.
Since huckleberries were already mentioned, I'll go for salal berries. Taste like flowery blueberries and make an amazing sauce, especially if you mix them with huckleberries.
Huckleberries. They're the summer ground cover in Colorado subalpine forests. Like a mix between a raspberry and a blueberry. So good when you're just laying in a hammock by a lake smoking doobers and eating berries off the ground.
Do thimbleberries count? Not sure how local they are to me, but they're so tasty. Think a sweeter, more fragile raspberry. They make an excellent jam! my only complaint I have is how fragile they are, they only last a day or two in the fridge
Chokecherry These make your mouth feel furry inside if you eat them, but make the best syrup for pancakes
I'd also like to mention Sapota.
Honorary mention to Grewia asiatica and Syzygium.
Check out Taro and Cassava. Taro is a root vegetable similar to arrowroot and has now replaced potatoes for me (except for mash), and I don't even know how to explain cassava, but both are absolutely delicious when boiled with coconut milk/cream.
Know em both bc of the podcast gastropod. Check it out if you're into food, great podcast.
I've been meaning to look into planting some Camas bulbs. A kind of tuber crop grown by indigenous people around here. Used to be entire prairies of them before whitey showed up
Wild strawberries (Fragaria vesca). Incredibly fragrant and sweet. Regular strawberryies can't compare.
