Gooseberries, tasty and healthy
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The gooseberry belongs to the ribes family and while it is a healthy fruit, it is actually not that popular. Still, the full-grown fruit is fine to eat or use in a dish. Strangely enough, people do not always realize that the gooseberry is also very healthy and easy to grow yourself. Only the people who are really active with their own vegetable garden still want to grow the gooseberry. What kind of fruit is the gooseberry, how healthy is it and how can you use it in a dish?
The gooseberry
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The gooseberry can be found in origin all over Europe and in western Asia. In the Netherlands, the gooseberry was first cultivated in the 16th century, but the gooseberry is also still found in the wild. The gooseberry is now grown all over the world.
The plant
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The hardy plant is thorny, can reach a height of 1.2 meters and grows mainly in April and May and from mid-June the gooseberries are usually at their best. When we encounter the gooseberry in the wild, it is always in moist, not too nutrient-rich soil. Soil that is somewhat calcareous, with a pH value of 6 to 6.5. The gooseberry can grow under another shrub or in clearings in the forest. The leaves are three- to five-leaf incision lobed. The petiole and underside of the leaf are softly hairy. The plant grows best in the sun and in partial shade.
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30 minDessertFull Milk, whipped cream, macaroon, custard powder, vanilla sugar, sugar, protein, amaretto, almond liqueur, basic recipe cooking pears,macaroon pastry with casserole
Health
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The gooseberry is a healthy fruit that can still rise in popularity. The fruit is absolutely part of a healthy diet.
Medicinal effect
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The gooseberry has traditionally been used to suppress the fever. Especially in England it is frequently used. The fruit strengthens the heart muscle and this is good for pumping the blood. It also strengthens the liver. The gooseberry can also help to combat diarrhea. In type 2 diabetes, the gooseberry ensures that the production of the hormone insulin is stimulated. The gooseberry has a disinfecting effect on the body. This is good for inflammation and for the immune system.
Dishes
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The gooseberry should in fact be eaten fully grown, then it has a soft sweet taste (with a small sour undertone). The not yet ripe gooseberry is usually just a bit too sour to use well in dishes or to eat as it is.
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15 minSide dishsweet potato, soft goat cheese, egg, spring / forest onion,stuffed sweet potato with egg
Cake and other sweets
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If you bake a traditional apple pie, you can add gooseberries in addition to the apples. The ingredients for the traditional apple pie are:
Finally
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The gooseberry can be perfectly combined in different dishes and is a tasty fruit that fits in a healthy diet. It is really strange that this fruit is not very popular, except for people with their own vegetable garden. There is still a world to conquer for the gooseberry.
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The gooseberry can be perfectly combined in different dishes and is a tasty fruit that fits in a healthy diet. It is strange that this fruit is not very popular, except for people with their own vegetable garden. There is still a world to conquer for the gooseberry.