Cherry
Prunus avium · Stone fruit
10 varietiesTop 10 pairings
Small, glossy stone fruit on long stems, sweet cherries run from pale yellow-blush to mahogany-black. Lightly tart and faintly almond-scented, they are eaten fresh by the handful; sour ones go into pies and liqueurs.
Picking a good onedrag
Picked palePast it
Full colourBuy itIt's firm enough to keep a week in the fridge, sweet enough to eat by the handful.
ColourFull red, bright and glossy
StemGreen, pliable, firmly attached
FleshFirm and springy, heavy for size
SmellClean, faintly sweet up close
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What you get from one
92%
Edible part
8.2 g · pit and stem out
9 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 5× longer than the counter.
95%+
Humidity
Still air, keep it bagged
Airflow