Mirtillo Alpino
Mirtillo alpino here is the wild bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, a dark-berried shrub of Alpine woods and heathland.
- Identity
- Wild bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus
- Character
- Dark berries with staining pulp
- Uses
- Fresh fruit, jam and syrup
The berry of woods and heathland
The University of Trieste records Vaccinium myrtillus along the Alps and through much of the Apennines. It is the wild bilberry meant by this page, not a name covering every commercial blueberry variety or every red woodland berry.
Trentino-Alto AdigeTry it in the kitchen
Eat bilberries raw, or use them in jams and syrups. Try a little bilberry preserve on a ricotta tart, where the dark fruit makes a clear contrast with the pale filling.
