Riberry
Syzygium luehmannii · Berry
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The riberry is the small, pear-shaped scarlet fruit of Syzygium luehmannii, an Australian rainforest tree of the myrtle family also known as the small-leaved lilly pilly or cherry satinash. Tart and crisp like a cranberry but carrying a distinctive warm spice — clove, cinnamon and a faint rose note — it is one of the most prized native bushfoods in Australia.
Picking a good onedrag
Crisp, glossy, sharply spicedSlack, weeping, winey
Firm, shine goingStill goodRipe riberries run from pink and pale right through to deep crimson, so a lighter berry is no fault to sort out. Judge firm flesh and unbroken skin instead.
Colour and skinStill fully coloured, the shine flattening, skin smooth and unbroken
The squeezeFirm, gives a fraction and comes straight back
SmellTart and clean, the spice thread still there close up