Jostaberry

Ribes culverwellii, R. nidigrolaria

fruit

Black berries, a cross between blackcurrant and gooseberry, with a milder blackcurrant taste, raw, as jam or juice.

Origin

Hybrid born in Germany

Where to find it

It only grows in gardens: nurseries sell the plants; it is best known in Germany, as Jostabeere.

Season (United States)

June to July

Preparation

The berries are stripped from the stalks and eaten raw, skin and seeds included, or cooked into jam, jelly or juice, like blackcurrants.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

It was born in the 1970s, at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne.