Western huckleberry

Vaccinium spp.

fruit

Purple to black berries, tangier and more fragrant than blueberries, picked in the mountains and sold as jam, pie or ice cream in Montana and Idaho.

Origin

Mountains of western North America

Season (United States)

July to September · grows in your region

Preparation

The berries are rinsed and eaten raw, whole, skin and seeds included; they are also cooked into jam, pies or syrup.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

No one has managed to grow them on a large scale: every berry sold was picked by hand.