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Interesting facts about haskap berries: What does a haskap berry taste like? The taste of the haskap berry is unique. People most often compare the taste of the haskap berry to a combination of blueberry and raspberry, with a hint of elderberry. The taste has also been compared to elderberry, and blackberry. It is sweet yet tart.

Interesting facts about haskap berries: What does a haskap berry looklike? They are dark blue in colour, oval or cylindrical in shape and about one inch in length. The Russian varieties tend in general to be longer and larger than the Japanese ones. The skin of a Haskap is a dark blue, but with an intense crimson flesh. It has very small, almost imperceptible seeds. The juice of the berry has a naturally high brix factor (natural sugar content)

Interesting facts about haskap berries: What is a haskap? Haskaps are a member of the honeysuckle family or genus species lonicera caerulea. The haskap originated on a northern island of Japan, Hokkaido and the seeds were carried by migrating birds to the Russian Kuril Islands. Haskap berries have been enjoyed in Japan and Russia for centuries and are referred to as the berry of youth, longevity and good eyesight. The word haskap was derived from the word hasukappu whic...h is what the indigenous people of Hokkaido, the Ainu, named them and it means little present at the end of the branch. Other common names for haskaps are: Blue Honeysuckle Honeyberry Sweet Berry Honeysuckle Twin Berry Honeysuc

Interesting facts about haskap berries: Where do Haskap berries come from? The Haskap plant is also known as Blue Honeysuckle, Honeyberry, Sweet Berry Honeysuckle, and Swamp Fly Honeysuckle. They are found growing naturally in northern boreal forest areas, typically in the transition areas between forest and wet areas, in North America, Russia and specifically the Kuril Islands in Japan.

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Meet Manon, part of the Haskapa family. Photographer and foodie, Manon has been working with a few simple haskap powder uses and recipes. #haskap #haskapa #vegan #nondairy #plantbased #HaskapaRecipes #PurplePower #Anthocyanins #Antixodiants #HeathlyEating