Bilberries: The Healthiest Fruit You’ve Never Eaten
<p>Growing up, my favorite fruit was a kind of berry that most Americans, or perhaps even most Europeans, have never heard of. <strong>Bilberries</strong>, or European blueberries (<em>Vaccinium myrtillus</em>) are a forest fruit grown on shrubs in pine forests and heaths across Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe. They are colored so blue it’s almost black, and offer a rich, savory taste akin to a concentrated yet not fully ripe blueberry: not as sweet, but much more flavorful.</p>
<p>Unlike blueberries, they are not cultivated nor available in supermarkets. In Eastern Europe, they are wild-harvested during the summer months, often from deep forests, and sold in buckets directly to consumers on the side of nearby roads. In towns and cities, you can find them in traditional markets, piled up as heaps of fresh black fruit on market stalls.</p>
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