This morning I decided to go picking some wild berries in the wild as i wanted to participate in this week Steemit Culinary Challenge!
The wild berries we have in Mauritius is quite unique i think as I have never seen it anywhere else, the reason why I call them ALIEN BERRIES.
I am so pleased to share some pics with you and in the same time give some info about the taste of the berries we have in Mauritius!
ENJOY
Day : Tuesday 04/07/17
Time : 10 am
Direction : Piton Du Milieu
It is a 10 minutes drive from my house!!! Weather was cloudy but no rain! just for info, it is winter time in Mauritius!
With my daughter who always accompany me, We found our first berry on the roadside itself!
Here is a closer look at this amazing berry, the plant is thorny and the fruit has a sweet and mild acidity taste! The more ripened ones are the sweetest! I know it by the name of wild strawberry!
The next one we picked was a hairy berry with a blue color! Check it out!
Here's a closer shot of this berry. Blue on the outside, white inside, very sweet and the taste is a little like blueberry! When you eat a lot, your tongue becomes blue and I know it by 'Blue'.
This is the place I went today! A bushy area near Piton Du Milieu in Mauritius! It was muddy because of the previous days rainfall. Yes quite wetty infact!!!
Next I encountered this little beauty, my mum and dad used to tell me about these. Didn't find enough to use for the contest! It taste quite bland with just a slight sweetness! May be they were out of season!
Some more pics of the wild strawberry picked by mum and wife!
A last for the road!!!
We picked up a nice bowl of wild berries, some for eating and some for the contest of course! While coming back I saw this beautiful garden of carrots! So green!!!
Thirty minutes later, it was time to hit back home and prepare the recipe!!! The sun started to come out finally!
So here's this is how much we collected! Just enough and not to waste!
Had a great time doing this activity today!
Hope you liked it!
@progressivechef