On a walk around the UEA lake and surrounding forest I came across some delicious looking berries. Back in Kenya I had become used to picking from bushes and trees where I saw ripe and edible fruits on display and so I naturally went to pluck a couple.
Upon reassurance from my uncle I gobbled them down, satisfied that I can continue my foraging antics here.
For those unfamiliar with berries it can be easy to confuse them with raspberries. An easy distinction between the two is that when you pluck a blackberry off of the plant the core stays inside the aggregation of berries. A raspberry comes clean off the plant with a hollow centre. Raspberries are indeed red but remember that so are ripening blackberries.
Though blackberries are stuffed with vitamins they are also incredibly sugary. The more wild blackberries have a bitter and sour tinge to their flavour (this is normal - you have not poisoned yourself.. Although, I'm no expert so you might want to double check which berries you are indulging on) which personally I enjoy. Maybe pick and try one before you fill your basket with the idea of a midday snack. Also, keep in mind the height at which the berries are which you are plucking - you don't want those within dog-pee-height.
Yummy snack on a lovely walk.
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