Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

fruit · vegetable

Orange or red raspberries, mild and watery, and young peeled shoots eaten raw in spring, with dried salmon.

Origin

Pacific coast of North America

Where to find it

Along streams and in damp logging clearings; it is one of the first berries of summer.

Season (United States)

April to July · grows in your region

Preparation

The berries are eaten raw, barely rinsed; the young shoots are peeled before being eaten.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its name is said to come from the color of its berries, or from their being eaten with salmon.