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The glorious complex flavors in one gooseberry

Savoring a gooseberry
In a post that I wrote earlier this week, I mentioned that raspberries are currently in season. Raspberries are just one out of the many berries in season. I encourage you to taste the diversity of berries out there.

Last weekend, I tried fresh gooseberries for the first time. They're not like any berry I have ever tried. Their flavor ranges from bitter and sour to sweet. In just one gooseberry, I experienced a succession of brilliant aromas starting with sour green apples and ending with sugary grapes.

When eaten raw, make sure that the gooseberries are really ripe; otherwise, they will be too tart. In addition to eating them on their own, gooseberries can be the featured ingredient in plenty of dishes. Try these below:

  1. Gooseberry tart
  2. Gooseberry pie
  3. Gooseberry Cobbler
  4. Gooseberry Relish
  5. Gooseberry Wine Fondue
  6. Gooseberry Curd
Have you had a dish with gooseberries recently?

Filed Under: Ingredients
Tags: fruit, gooseberry, summer, summer fruit, SummerFruit

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kgb1001001

7-18-2008 @6:41AM kgb1001001 said... Actually, when I was growing up I used to eat unripe gooseberries by the handful straight off the bush. If you're a fan of sour candies like warheads or sour gummi worms, they won't be too powerful.
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Leah

7-17-2008 @2:08PM Leah said... I love gooseberries - which I accidentally thought was a small, sweet tomatillo the first time I tried one (blame the cute, papery package they come in).

Here's another recipe for your gooseberry collection - duck confit with gooseberry sauce. Sweet and tangy and meaty - mmmm, it even makes this vegetarian hungry!

http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-duck-duck-gooseberry/
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Clay

7-17-2008 @3:00PM Clay said... Very cool... I've heard of them before but never have tried them. I'll definitely have to do that!

thanks!

somethingnewtotry.blogspot.com


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