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Boysenberry

are delicious berries that grow on bushes. They’re also known as blackcaps or lingonberries. Boysenberries are small, round fruits that look similar to raspberries. They taste sweet and tart at the same time.

The name comes from the German word “Bohnen,” which means “peas.”
In Germany, boysenberries were traditionally to make jams and jellies. Today, often eaten fresh out of hand.

In Germany, they call them “Lingonberries.”
There’s no doubt that these little berries are delicious and packed with nutrients. One cup of boysenberries contains more than 100 percent of the daily value for vitamin C, potassium, fiber, folate, and manganese.

They were first cultivated by the Romans.
In ancient Rome, primarily for their medicinal properties. Believed that the berries helped treat eye infections, stomach ailments, and even skin diseases.

Grown in Europe since at least the Middle Ages.
Today, are still cultivated in Europe, Asia, and North America. In brief, they are often in jams, jellies, pies, sauces, and other desserts.

They are native to North America.
Native Americans called them “blackcap” because of their dark color. Finally, europeans named them “lingonberries,” after the Swedish botanist Carl von Linné (Linnaeus). In 1753, he published his book Systema Naturae, where he described the genus Vaccinium as containing only one species, V. myrtillus.

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