Bokbunja

Rubus coreanus

fruit

Small black raspberries, raw, as juice, jam or sweet wine, bokbunja-ju.

Origin

Korea, Japan and China

Season (United States)

June to July

Preparation

The raspberries are rinsed briefly, at the last moment, and eaten raw, whole, with their tiny seeds; they bruise quickly.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Anthocyanins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its Korean name is said to mean “overturning the chamber pot”: it was believed to give strength.