Foraging Wild and Unique Berries From Mauritius - Discovery

Hello Steemians! Trust you are all having an amazing Tuesday!

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

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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!

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With my daughter who always accompany me, We found our first berry on the roadside itself!

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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!

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The next one we picked was a hairy berry with a blue color! Check it out!

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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'.

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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!!!

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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!

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Some more pics of the wild strawberry picked by mum and wife!

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A last for the road!!!

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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!!!

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Thirty minutes later, it was time to hit back home and prepare the recipe!!! The sun started to come out finally!

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So here's this is how much we collected! Just enough and not to waste!

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Had a great time doing this activity today!

Hope you liked it!
@progressivechef

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