▲ 127 ▼ Difference between store bought blueberries and ones from nature (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by time2lose@lemmy.world to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kettuli@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (9 children) Or storebought blueberries and wild bilberries? permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] matelt@feddit.uk 25 points 1 month ago (8 children) I'm not a native speaker of English, and I've only recently learnt that the 'blueberries' I grew up foraging from the woods are in fact bilberries. Which is kind of interesting because although most people will call them blueberries, we have a regional name for them, 'brimbelles', that's kind of similar to bilberries when you squint your eyes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kettuli@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (5 children) It’s the same in Finland, I was raised thinking that I was eating blueberries when they were, in fact, bilberries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Rothe@piefed.social 17 points 1 month ago (4 children) You did eat blueberries. In Scandinavian languages bilberries are called blueberries (blåbær, blåbär), because what Americans calls blueberries didn't exist there (the American sort was only introduced to Europe in the 1930s). English isn't alone in deciding what is a blueberry and what isn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] matelt@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) So really we should be calling those insipid, watery grape-sized 'blueberries' impostors. It ain't a blueberry if it doesn't stain your mouth purple! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* The wild North American blueberries (there are multiple species) are also small and flavorful. The giant, watery ones are a bred variety that you won't find in nature permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ihmes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago We're eating mustikka over here, which translates to bilberry in english. The "blueberries" are pensasmustikka in finnish. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kettuli@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago I stand corrected. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emigu@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago Huh, TIL! permalink fedilink source parent [–] starik@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago How do u get burblebumbies? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] matelt@feddit.uk 25 points 1 month ago (8 children) I'm not a native speaker of English, and I've only recently learnt that the 'blueberries' I grew up foraging from the woods are in fact bilberries. Which is kind of interesting because although most people will call them blueberries, we have a regional name for them, 'brimbelles', that's kind of similar to bilberries when you squint your eyes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kettuli@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (5 children) It’s the same in Finland, I was raised thinking that I was eating blueberries when they were, in fact, bilberries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Rothe@piefed.social 17 points 1 month ago (4 children) You did eat blueberries. In Scandinavian languages bilberries are called blueberries (blåbær, blåbär), because what Americans calls blueberries didn't exist there (the American sort was only introduced to Europe in the 1930s). English isn't alone in deciding what is a blueberry and what isn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] matelt@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) So really we should be calling those insipid, watery grape-sized 'blueberries' impostors. It ain't a blueberry if it doesn't stain your mouth purple! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* The wild North American blueberries (there are multiple species) are also small and flavorful. The giant, watery ones are a bred variety that you won't find in nature permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ihmes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago We're eating mustikka over here, which translates to bilberry in english. The "blueberries" are pensasmustikka in finnish. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kettuli@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago I stand corrected. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emigu@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago Huh, TIL! permalink fedilink source parent [–] starik@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago How do u get burblebumbies? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kettuli@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (5 children) It’s the same in Finland, I was raised thinking that I was eating blueberries when they were, in fact, bilberries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Rothe@piefed.social 17 points 1 month ago (4 children) You did eat blueberries. In Scandinavian languages bilberries are called blueberries (blåbær, blåbär), because what Americans calls blueberries didn't exist there (the American sort was only introduced to Europe in the 1930s). English isn't alone in deciding what is a blueberry and what isn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] matelt@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) So really we should be calling those insipid, watery grape-sized 'blueberries' impostors. It ain't a blueberry if it doesn't stain your mouth purple! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* The wild North American blueberries (there are multiple species) are also small and flavorful. The giant, watery ones are a bred variety that you won't find in nature permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ihmes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago We're eating mustikka over here, which translates to bilberry in english. The "blueberries" are pensasmustikka in finnish. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kettuli@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago I stand corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rothe@piefed.social 17 points 1 month ago (4 children) You did eat blueberries. In Scandinavian languages bilberries are called blueberries (blåbær, blåbär), because what Americans calls blueberries didn't exist there (the American sort was only introduced to Europe in the 1930s). English isn't alone in deciding what is a blueberry and what isn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] matelt@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) So really we should be calling those insipid, watery grape-sized 'blueberries' impostors. It ain't a blueberry if it doesn't stain your mouth purple! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* The wild North American blueberries (there are multiple species) are also small and flavorful. The giant, watery ones are a bred variety that you won't find in nature permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ihmes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago We're eating mustikka over here, which translates to bilberry in english. The "blueberries" are pensasmustikka in finnish. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kettuli@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago I stand corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] matelt@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) So really we should be calling those insipid, watery grape-sized 'blueberries' impostors. It ain't a blueberry if it doesn't stain your mouth purple! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* The wild North American blueberries (there are multiple species) are also small and flavorful. The giant, watery ones are a bred variety that you won't find in nature permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* The wild North American blueberries (there are multiple species) are also small and flavorful. The giant, watery ones are a bred variety that you won't find in nature permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ihmes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago We're eating mustikka over here, which translates to bilberry in english. The "blueberries" are pensasmustikka in finnish. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starik@lemmy.today 1 point 1 month ago How do u get burblebumbies? permalink fedilink source parent