Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

fruit

Amber berries, like golden raspberries, of a small bramble of the tundra and taiga; as jam, dessert or liqueur. They provide vitamin C and ellagitannins.

Origin

Arctic bogs

Season (United States)

July to August · grows in your region

Preparation

It is eaten whole, with its small crunchy seeds.

Molecules

Ellagitannins · Vitamin C

Did you know?

Despite the demand, especially in Norway where it is a delicacy, the cloudberry remains a wild plant; it is also called Arctic bramble, or chicoutai in Quebec.