Morello cherry
Prunus cerasus · Stone fruit
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Morello is the classic dark sour cherry — round, glossy and so deeply coloured it runs from dark red to near-black, with dark-staining juice and a sharp, mouth-puckering acidity that stays tart even when fully ripe. Too sour to enjoy by the handful, it is the cooking cherry, the fruit behind Black Forest gateau, cherry pie, jam and the clear spirit kirsch.
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