Raspberry // fruit

🌱🍓🤔 Did you know that raspberry leaves can be used fresh or dried in herbal teas? Surprisingly, raspberry leaves do not taste like raspberries but instead have a slightly bitter and tangy flavor that many associate with traditional black teas. And what else can this seasonal berry offer?

💪 Raspberries are an excellent source of vitamin C, manganese, and fiber. Full of anthocyanins, pigments that provide antioxidant properties are also low in calories and sodium. Cheers to the raspberry season! 

👩‍🍳 Raspberries are a very popular berry with rich color and a sweet juicy taste. You can enjoy them fresh, make smoothies, bake muffins/cakes, or even toss them into salads. It provides a wide range of health benefits and adds flavor and texture.

👵💚 Grandma Sita’s tips:
*Fresh raspberries can last between two to three days, place them unwashed in a mason jar and store the jar with the lid in your fridge. Always wash the berries after eating them.
*If you have a lot of raspberries left, make a jam, freeze them in a freezer box or even dehydrate them.
*Remember, raspberries will not ripen after they are picked. Ripe raspberries should be firm, plump, and smooth. The torus remains on the plant when picking them, leaving a hollow core in the raspberry fruit which distinguishes the raspberry from its blackberry relatives.

📗 There is a Greek myth about why the fruit has a red color. It was said that a nymph named Ida was gathering white raspberries for Zeus, and she pricked her finger in the process. Her blood changed the color of the fruit, and that is why raspberries are red.

😋 There are more than 400 different types of edible berries worldwide from which you can choose locally. Get the most out of seasonal berries by adding them to yummy plant-based snacks or meals.

🌎 Eating local and seasonal fruits and vegetables helps to reduce food waste saves resources, improves food quality and healthy habits, and boosts the local economy.