Mortiño

Vaccinium floribundum, V. meridionale

fruit

Small wild black blueberries, raw or cooked in colada morada, Ecuador's thick All Saints' drink.

Origin

Páramos of the Andes (Ecuador, Colombia)

Season (United States)

October to November

Preparation

The berries are rinsed and eaten raw, whole, with their tiny seeds.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

On November 2, Ecuadorians drink colada morada with guaguas de pan, doll-shaped breads.