bunchberry

[Tim Zen]

I was reading about bunchberries. Anyone eat them? Comments on flavor? other uses like bunchberry brandy?

[Ike Jutkowitz]

Hi Tim,
I'll eat them on my Alaska trips in August when the berries are plentiful. The taste is pretty bland, so I usually mix them with blueberries and salmon berries, kind of as a filler. Hard to recommend them by themselves.

[Laurie Ann March]

They have a gianormous pit and not much fruit (provided I am talking about the same bunchberry that is native to the more northerly regions of my province).

[Ike Jutkowitz]

Looks similar to the Alaskan variety. The berries are edible in their entirety. I've never bothered to pick out seeds. They are kind of mealy, but not bad.

edit- disclaimer: I haven't tried any in Ontario.

[Tim Zen]

The latest copy of North Star had a detailed article. Nice to hear some facts.

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