The market · Fruit · Northern and Central Europe

Gooseberries

Veined, sometimes hairy berries: green ones sour and for cooking, red dessert ones sweet enough to eat raw.

sour · grassy · floral
Gooseberries

What to do with it

Ibu Sari's Beef rendangGooseberry would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilGooseberry would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaGooseberry would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayGooseberry would cut through its richness

Goes with

elderflowercreammackerelsugar

Knowing it

Where to buy
Farm shops and pick-your-own; rarely in supermarkets.
A little history
Gooseberry fool, and gooseberry sauce with mackerel, are old English pairings.
Worth knowing
Top and tail with scissors.

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