The market · Fruit · Northern and Central Europe

Blackberries

The hedgerow bramble: sweet-tart, free, and everywhere in late summer.

jammy · sweet · tart
Blackberries

What to do with it

Ibu Sari's Beef rendangBlackberry would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilBlackberry would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaBlackberry would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayBlackberry would cut through its richness

Goes with

applecreamalmondbay leaf

Knowing it

Where to buy
Picked from hedgerows away from roads, or cultivated ones from markets.
Worth knowing
With apple under a crumble is the classic.

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