tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post115382557415912046..comments2024-03-28T07:47:44.433+02:00Comments on NAMI-NAMI: a food blog: Picking cloudberries in EstoniaPillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-24894062620062970532011-08-12T22:50:51.708+03:002011-08-12T22:50:51.708+03:00I don't know who this family is, but they post...I don't know who this family is, but they posted a video on youtube of them picking aqpiks(cloudberries) out on the muskeg in Alaska. It's quite beautiful there.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBYbQz3eNHkLaineRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-40704861171785003072011-08-12T22:47:24.677+03:002011-08-12T22:47:24.677+03:00Sorry if I was a bit brash at first. I live in an ...Sorry if I was a bit brash at first. I live in an area where salmonberries and cloudberries overlap, so I pick both species of rubus being mentioned here.<br /><br />I byfar favor cloudberries, since their flavor almost reminds me of an apricot or a peach perhaps. They grow in the muskeg meadows here in SE Alaska and on the tundra in the north. They are individual plants as pictured on your blog and have a single fruit.<br /><br />Salmonberries on the other hand usually grow by roads, river banks, or avalanche shoots and are tall and create a massive hedge like blackberries can. Their colors are orange to red and are beautiful. Their flavor is more citrus like. <br /><br />It's amazing that people living half a world away from eachother can appreciate the same beautiful foods. :)<br /><br />BTW. Me and my partner are heading up to the lake cabi tomorrow to go pick cloudberries and enjoy the views.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-24775523674287079192011-08-12T13:38:38.207+03:002011-08-12T13:38:38.207+03:00Dear Anon, thank you for your comment. I must admi...Dear Anon, thank you for your comment. I must admit that as I haven't seen a salmonberry myself, I must rely on popular (and often unreliable) sources like Wikipedia. Salmonberry and Cloudberry are different according to that one, and all salmonberry pictures that come up by Google Images are very different-looking from cloudberries as well (many more small components to each berry and very hairy as well :)) <br /><br />I'm lucky enough to be able to pick cloudberries by a gallon as well here in Estonia, even if I had to skip this year as it's a bit tricky with two small kids. Luckily, my mother-in-law picked and canned enough to take us through the winter..Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-18031594289674983772011-08-11T07:00:34.823+03:002011-08-11T07:00:34.823+03:00Pille,
Infact what the Northern Alaskans refer to...Pille,<br /><br />Infact what the Northern Alaskans refer to as salmonberries are indeed rubus chamaemorus. That's the problem with common names as they can lead to confusion.<br /><br />Anyway, cloudberries are far from rare here and we can pick them easily by the gallon full unlike our more unfortunate European friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1303523709044520532010-06-26T22:01:27.938+03:002010-06-26T22:01:27.938+03:00USANOR2010 - cloudberries and salmonberries are NO...USANOR2010 - cloudberries and salmonberries are NOT the same berries (Latin names are 'Rubus spectabilis' for salmonberries and 'Rubus chamaemorus' for cloudberries). Apart from the colour, they also look quite different, if you look carefully :)Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-48953106783138381802010-06-26T21:52:50.359+03:002010-06-26T21:52:50.359+03:00They are plentiful on the Alaskan tundra as well. ...They are plentiful on the Alaskan tundra as well. They're called Salmonberries there by the local natives. =)USANOR2010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-85426149811998668232009-08-21T21:55:20.873+03:002009-08-21T21:55:20.873+03:00I'm from Newfoundland, Canada where we call th...I'm from Newfoundland, Canada where we call them bakeapples not cloudberries. They are the same thing for sure. We pay around $40 dollars per gallon for these berries so we can have the jam all year round. The jam takes a nice time to simmer, do it in a double boiler and also, put in a chopped up pear without the skin, there won't be an aftertaste and you don't taste the pear. This is the season we all look forward to every year when it's berry picking time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-83743898105942126002008-10-29T23:09:00.000+02:002008-10-29T23:09:00.000+02:00Check out another food blog: transplantedbaker. Si...Check out another food blog: transplantedbaker. Siri writes about a jar of cloudberry jelly that she received as part of a jam/jelly exchange.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427620188674773203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-86527566091202431732008-08-12T00:31:00.000+03:002008-08-12T00:31:00.000+03:00After a trip to Ikea in Belfats I got stuck in gri...After a trip to Ikea in Belfats I got stuck in grid-lock traffic for an hour due to flooding in Dublin. I was sure I was going to be stuck there all night and then remembered the jar of Cloudberry jam i'd bought. I couldn't believe the taste, so unusual and uplifting, it really cheered me up. And I got home an hour laterValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455274451779877194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-28888062356869161542008-08-07T15:19:00.000+03:002008-08-07T15:19:00.000+03:00I live in Newfoundland Labrador where we call thes...I live in Newfoundland Labrador where we call these berries "bakeapples". Most think I am talking about baked apples so I have to show them the berries. We use them for jam, toppings for ice cream, cheese cakes and tarts. I also use them for a sauce to go with pork. They are considered "gold" here to anyone that really likes them because they are difficult to find and pick and because of this, they can be quite expensive to buy. But well worth it. My husband hides the jar so he can eat the jam by the spoonful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-66618175098760521052008-06-20T21:21:00.000+03:002008-06-20T21:21:00.000+03:00We'd like to invite you to participate in our July...We'd like to invite you to participate in our July berry recipe contest. All competitors will be placed on our blogroll, and the winner will receive a fun prize! Please email me, sophiekiblogger@gmail.com, if you're interested. Feel free to check out our blog for more details. (Click on my name in the message to visit our blog. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-72470618063629199622007-06-22T19:18:00.000+03:002007-06-22T19:18:00.000+03:00o dear sweet heavens, bring on August NOW!!!o dear sweet heavens, bring on August NOW!!!lobstersquadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130188841853502828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1165270631975583982006-12-05T00:17:00.000+02:002006-12-05T00:17:00.000+02:00I know where to get some cloudberry jam, but is it...I know where to get some cloudberry jam, but is it totally impossible to order cloudberries? Frozen perhaps? I live in the US and I'd love some for Christmas Eve! Darlene Ostrom AndersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154598143813067802006-08-03T12:42:00.000+03:002006-08-03T12:42:00.000+03:00Bonnie - you're welcome! I've suddenly become more...Bonnie - you're welcome! I've suddenly become more and more excited about moving back home to Estonia - partly because of the abundance of all those wild and 'exotic' berries there:)<BR/><BR/>Anne - did you try these canapes? I looked at your cloudberry souffle recipe - delicious!<BR/><BR/>AK - I imagine! They sell this yogurt with cream cheese and cloudberry jam back home - cannot wait to be able to regularly buy these again! <BR/><BR/>Kalyn - it might be difficult to find fresh berries, but cloudberry jam (or that Lapponia liqueur!) should be available..<BR/><BR/>Pam - you're very welcome. Next time you're forageing in the Nordic bog forests, then you know what to look out for:)<BR/><BR/>Maris - no muidugi ma mäletan Sind, põnev Sinuga siin blogosfääris kohtuda! Ma otsustasin peale pikka eksiilisolekut, et eesti mehed on ikka kõige etemad, nii et kolin oktoobris kodumaale tagasi:)<BR/><BR/>Valentina - did you meet up with your friend and eat some cloudberries? What did you think of them? <BR/><BR/>Anna - I was exaggerating when I said that each plant only produces one berry. There are separate male and female cloudberry blossoms, and they need to be cross-pollinated by insects & bees within a very few days. So only few plants would produce cloudberries each year. (My botany isn't very good, so apologies if I got the terminology badly wrong!)<BR/><BR/>J - hope you'll get to try some fresh cloudberries one day, though meanwhile the jam will have to do. The cloudberry liqueur I've mentioned (Lakka by Lapponia) is probably even closer for the real smell & taste. <BR/><BR/>Safron - welcome to my blog! Glad to hear that you've tried the real thing!<BR/><BR/>Johanna - maybe we should schedule your first visit to Estonia during mid- to late- summer, so we can take advantage of all the bounty?<BR/><BR/>Clivia - hey, how come I introduce Arla Sverige recipes to Swedish girls here?!? ;) <BR/><BR/>Neil - the English name - cloudberry- is very poetic indeed! I wish they'd call them 'pilvemari' in Estonian:)<BR/><BR/>Sher - definitely a berry to include to your must-try list!<BR/><BR/>Mae - Tessa does mention cloudberries briefly on page 69, but that's it. Haven't seen Apples for Jam yet, but I wonder indeed:) I doubt if you can find cloudberries in Jersey - way too south for them, but then you have Jersey cows and wonderful seafood to compensate for the lack of cloudberries..<BR/><BR/>Christine - thank you. My boyfriend took some of the pictures, so I cannot take all the credit:) I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed my site! <BR/><BR/>Paz - I had totally forgotten about that exchange, but now I remember:) Well, it's been a pleasure to have met you! <BR/><BR/>Nicky - you're welcome, though I'm humbled that I've managed to broaden your culinary horizon, as usually it's the other way around! You just reminded me that I should try your panna cotta recipe soon. I wonder if it would work with some cloudberry liqueur instead? Mmmm...Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154584935330336772006-08-03T09:02:00.000+03:002006-08-03T09:02:00.000+03:00Hi Pille,Thanks for broadening my culinary horizon...Hi Pille,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for broadening my culinary horizon again ;) Never tasted these little cuties, but - like J - I have to look out for this jam the next time I visit IKEA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154584471941998252006-08-03T08:54:00.000+03:002006-08-03T08:54:00.000+03:00The famous cloudberries! That's how I "met" you b...The famous cloudberries! That's how I "met" you because I'd asked a question about cloudberries on Melissa's blog (because of the cookbook name) and you were kind enough to answer. ;-)<BR/><BR/>PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154363060018802262006-07-31T19:24:00.000+03:002006-07-31T19:24:00.000+03:00What an informative post. Beautiful photos too. ...What an informative post. Beautiful photos too. I guess I'll have to get my cloudberry jam from Ikea, as I know they don't grow here!<BR/>I enjoyed looking at your sight!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154355245291231182006-07-31T17:14:00.000+03:002006-07-31T17:14:00.000+03:00Hi Pille, i too wondered why the book was called '...Hi Pille, i too wondered why the book was called 'Falling Cloudberries'. I wonder whether her new book 'Apples for Jam' have any apple jam recipe in it :)<BR/><BR/>I'm not very good with knowing the berries names if i ever come accross them. Glad you have posted a picture and named a few. Helps me a lot!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if cloudberries can be found in UK or even, Jersey! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154327593359376242006-07-31T09:33:00.000+03:002006-07-31T09:33:00.000+03:00What a wonderful post! I've read about cloudberrie...What a wonderful post! I've read about cloudberries before and have never tasted them. They sound lovely--as does your recipe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154323938827057042006-07-31T08:32:00.000+03:002006-07-31T08:32:00.000+03:00My wife and I heard them mentioned on New Scandina...My wife and I heard them mentioned on New Scandinavian Cooking and I asked her about them (she's from Poland), but she had never heard of them.I bet it was a poet that named them.<BR/><BR/>Have never seen the jam here but we do have Ikea so will check it out. Thanks for the post.neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247582833451153687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154019759531182412006-07-27T20:02:00.000+03:002006-07-27T20:02:00.000+03:00Oh I love cloudberries! The jam with waffles...aaa...Oh I love cloudberries! The jam with waffles...aaah. Actually I have some in the fridge right now so maybe I will try your recipe with some Estonian rye bread... Thanks for great info, I didn´t know anything about cloudberries before except that they are rare and tasty. I have never seen any in the wild.Cliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028194816479785554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154012798317206562006-07-27T18:06:00.000+03:002006-07-27T18:06:00.000+03:00anne brought me some cloudberry jam when she visit...anne brought me some cloudberry jam when she visited last year - i had never heard of them before... but to me, any berry is a small wonder and miracle in itself, they tend to be perfectly formed, beautiful and very tasty, especially when picked in the wild!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154011564839962212006-07-27T17:46:00.000+03:002006-07-27T17:46:00.000+03:00Hi Pille, I visited your blog! I found it really g...Hi Pille, I visited your blog! I found it really good, thanks for the information about cloudberry: I ate the fruit, but I've never tasted the jam!<BR/>BaciSaffronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794786966162399287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154009212834994872006-07-27T17:06:00.000+03:002006-07-27T17:06:00.000+03:00hi pille, thanks for a gorgeous and informative po...hi pille, thanks for a gorgeous and informative post about cloudberries! i've neither seen one in the flesh nor eaten one - i'll be heading down to ikea to hunt down a jar of jam as soon as possible! i too wondered about the title falling cloudberries until i finally figured it had to be thanks to the author's finnish parentageJoycelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620313183747360569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1154008954016777072006-07-27T17:02:00.000+03:002006-07-27T17:02:00.000+03:00I had read of cloudberries (such a evocative name)...I had read of cloudberries (such a evocative name) but I have never tried them. I didn't know that each plant only produced one berry. Thanks for sharing your harvest with us! I will look out for the jam in IKEA, as I think that will be the easiest way to taste the fruit.AnnaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851796353544414026noreply@blogger.com