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Cloudberries: Enjoy The ‘Arctic Gold’ Of Scandinavia
07.10.2023 - 16:39 / forbes.com
The Nordic region has so much to offer the culinary traveler, from wild-caught salmon and reindeer stews to cardamom pastries and Scandinavia’s distinctly savory spirit, aquavit. One culinary treat lesser-known outside the region is the cloudberry.
Known as ‘Arctic gold,’ the hardy cloudberry is sought-after due to its relative scarcity, short growing season, and unique flavor profile.
This rare fruit looks like a golden raspberry and has a sharp taste when eaten raw, with a more savory, almost spicy taste when cooked. It’s used in jams, desserts and even alcoholic beverages throughout Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
A single berry contains more vitamin C than an orange, and it’s packed with antioxidants. Yet because most visitors will sample a cloudberry-based dessert or liqueur that’s packed with added sugar, it wouldn’t be fair to describe it as healthy in this context.
If you’re visiting Scandinavia, keep an eye out for it on the menu. A cloudberry dessert will likely be pricey, but it’s well worth trying it yourself for a true taste of the Arctic.
The fruit, part of the same rose family as strawberries and apricots, thrives in alpine and arctic tundras and boreal forests, most notably across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and northern parts of Russia.
Cloudberries flourish in cold, acidic, and nutrient-poor soil in high altitudes, making them one of the few fruits that can be cultivated in the harsh conditions of Northern Europe.
They are sensitive to environmental conditions, requiring seasoned cultivators to maintain them, making them notoriously difficult to grow. Harvesters often keep the locations of their crops secret to preserve their yield.
Climate change could cause the cloudberry’s preferred habitat to move. After an exceptionally warm summer this year, ripe cloudberries have been found in Svalbard for the first time.
“I hardly believed my own eyes,” said the Norwegian Polar Institute’s Stein Tore Pedersen to the Barents Observer.
All this contributes to the cloudberry’s position as a cultural icon of Europe’s Arctic. That’s especially true in Finnish culture. In Ranua in the north of Finland, locals join in with ‘cloudberry fever’ every summer.
Foraging expeditions often involve communal picnics, camping under the midnight sun, and avoiding mosquitos. But it’s not just something for locals.
“Cloudberries are our food and culture, but they also bring work. We have visitors from Estonia, Sweden, Russia, Poland, and even Thailand,” said Ranua-based cloudberry expert Taisto Illikainen.
How to eat cloudberries
Cloudberries can be enjoyed fresh, straight from the bush, but visitors to the region will find them incorporated into various dishes and preserves.
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