Saturday, August 05, 2006

Oregon Food: Berries

Mmm...

Blueberries for $1.99 a pint. Weeks of them. In Santa Rosa, blueberries are $4.99 per 1/2 pint. The produce guy at Harvest Fresh said "even in season?" Dude, there IS no blueberry season in Sonoma.

Strawberries like I haven't tasted in 14 years. Strawberries that rival Swanton Road strawberries. Our friend dropped off a basket of strawberries that had lost their gloss, but with such intense flavor that I ate them all. They were like syrup.

Blackberries.
Fresh* blackberry sauce on vanilla ice cream.

I like fruit in theory, but in practice I usually don't eat much. I think I eat so many berries because there's no commitment. I can open the fridge and say "I'll just have three." Three pints!


* 8 minutes old.

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