Blackberry
Rubus subg. Rubus · Berry
Top 10 pairings
Blackberries are glossy purple-black bramble berries of late summer, sweet-tart with a soft, seedy, winey richness. A hedgerow forager's prize, they are the backbone of jams, pies and crumbles.
Picking a good onedrag
Hard, red or purple, sharpSoft, weeping, fuzzed
Shiny black, firmBuy itEat them raw by the handful, over yoghurt or on a tart. Kept cold and dry, they last four or five days.
ColourBlack all over, glossy
In the handPlump and firm, springs back
Punnet baseBase dry, berries plump and loose
SmellClean and sweet, a green edge
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What you get from one
96%
Edible part
5.8 g · caps and bad berries out
6 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 4× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented punnet, never sealed
Airflow