Raspberry
Rubus idaeus · Berry
1 varietyTop 10 pairings
A soft, jewel-red berry from a thorny bramble. It pulls cleanly off its core, leaving the hollow centre that tells it from a blackberry. Sweet-tart and perfumed, it is eaten fresh and stars in jam, coulis and desserts.
Picking a good onedrag
Pink, firm, clinging to its coreWeeping, fuzzed, fermenting
Red and velvetyBuy itEat them raw, over cream or on tarts and pavlova. The perfume fades in a day or two.
ColourBright, even red, matte, velvety
The hollowClean round opening, rim dry
In the punnetBerries roll loose, base dry
Smell at the lidPerfumed and sweet through the lid
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What you get from one
96%
Edible part
1.9 g · caps, stems, bad berries out
1.98 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 2× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented punnet, never sealed
Airflow