Come to Finland in the summertime. Walk through the forest with blue fingers and mouth from eating the wild bilberries. 200x better taste than blueberries and free.
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Don’t you have warnings from parents that you should wash them first because otherwise you may eat it with foxes pee?
This is how they scare kids in Poland while berry gathering but I suspect it’s a big lie to make kids bring them home instead of eating all of them there.
Fox pee isn't going to kill you. Just go after it's rained, everything has been washed then.
Blue fingers and mouth from eating blueberries.
Have you ever eaten a real blueberry like ever? They're purple, sometimes almost red, but they aren't actually nor have they ever been blue.
Obviously you solve this by eating handfuls at a time
If they're firm, they will be tart. Let them sit a few days and the sugars will develop a bit and be sweeter.
But the tart ones are the good ones.
Blueberries from Peru, one of the largest exporters, are generally mostly bland mush in my experience. I remember hearing in a podcast someone saying they mostly grew a particular variety that was well suited for the climate but didn't taste as good as other varieties that thrive more in North America.
I eat a lot of blueberries and purchase them year round and I definitely have experienced exactly what you are referring to with BBs from Peru. They tend to be larger and look good in the package but have almost zero taste and the texture tends to be soft. The ones from Chile aren't much better so I suppose the logistics in getting them all the way to grocery stores in the US means they get picked early and have a fair bit of time in transit to dry out and soften up. I am always really happy to see containers that indicate the blueberries are picked in Canada or Michigan since those seem to have the best taste and texture. Unfortunately it will be a little while before that harvest is ready and if you ever have a chance, definitely try and locate an orchard in your area and pick them yourself; if you like blueberries even a little bit, that experience is worth the drive.
Interesting. These say they're from Mexico. It would be pretty underwhelming if there's a blander variety.
I've found store bought ones are usually bigger but blander. Wild or home grown blueberry is quite a bit better.
I get my blueberry craving by mixing blueberry jam with Greek yogurt or vanilla ice cream.
That's why I prefer blueberry juice to blueberries. It's all the good stuff and none of the bland. Hell, blueberry flavor is one of the few artificially synthesized flavors that tastes better than just eating the fruit, to my taste buds.
Raspberry for me, though I'm not sure if it's fully artificial or "just" ultra-processed. It's also partly because I like that flavor but I'm mildly allergic and about 25% of the time I eat it, my lip swells a bit, so I try to minimize how often I have it.