The tayberry was first developed in Invergowrie (right by the Tay River, thus the name) by David Jennings and David Mason, botanists at the Scottish Crops Institute. This raspberry-blackberry cross produces its fruit in July and August; and the berries are wonderful eaten fresh or cooked into a variety of foods.
It looks and smells like a blackberry; but just one bite reveals the difference. There is a slight tartness to the tayberry, which is both welcome and unexpected.
Tayberries make a wonderful pie and are delicious eaten fresh. Tayberry jam is great for toast or sandwiches. In season, perhaps you may want to bake a tayberry pie to take along on a picnic.
Try adding tayberries to a bowl of yogurt or ice cream, or incorporate them into fruit salads and smoothies for something a little different. In fact, you can use tayberries anywhere you would ordinarily use blackberries or raspberries. Tayberries are an exciting addition to your morning cereal, baked goods and of course, they are wonderful just eaten as they are - there's no wrong answer to the question of how to enjoy these fruits.
Tayberries also make a delicious dessert wine. With a beautiful red color not unlike that of pinot noir, the wine has a sweet and sour taste which is very appealing and pairs well with meats, especially red meats and game. It also goes well with strong cheeses and is quite reasonable, usually costing about $15 a bottle.
The tayberry is not just rich in flavor, but has a lot of health benefits to offer. These two-in-one fruits contain a lot of vitamin C and bioflavonoids as well as being a good source of folate and fiber. The tayberry fruit and the leaves are a good home remedy for diarrhea.
Tayberry leaves, like raspberry and blackberry leaves can be chewed as an effective home remedy for bleeding gums and a number of other ailments; in fact, the Scots have been using these leaves for 2,000 years!
Tayberry is a versatile fruit indeed, with applications from food to wine to home remedies. This is a new and different fruit, which you can use in many dishes. Tart, sweet, and absolutely delicious, the tayberry's uses are limited only by your imagination.
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