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> Blueberries that taste the same but are transparent in the middle. These are simply different species: The European blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) has dark
by brazzy 6y ago
> Blueberries that taste the same but are transparent in the middle.
These are simply different species: The European blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) has dark meat, the North American blueberry (Vaccinium cyanococcus) has whiteish meat.
- ptaipale 6y agoI understand the American name for Vaccinium myrtillus is in fact "bilberry". The farmed blueberries one can buy in a shop here in North Europe are large, and really very different from the blueberries/bilberries one can pick in the nature. Over here (Finland), both are available in shops; the "bilberry" (V. myrtillus) is bought for distribution from people who gather it from forests (often Asian or East European guest workers and even sometimes even retirees who do it for fun and additional income) while V. cyanococcus (V. corymbosum) is imported from commercial farms in Central and Southern Europe, and I suppose is mechanically harvested.