lingonberry

Scandinavian jam fruit

A lingonberry is a small, tart red berry that grows on low evergreen shrubs in northern climates.

Common in Scandinavian cuisine, lingonberries are typically made into preserves or sauces served alongside savory dishes: Swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce.

The berries are too sour to eat raw but sweeten nicely when cooked.

fruit

tart

Sharp-flavored small pie

sauce · juice · cranberry · cloudberry · bilberry · cowberry · wild · forage · harvest · antioxidant

color

red

Primary color, warm

garnet · burgundy · deep · vibrant · bright

plant

shrub

Small woody plant

perennial · understory · boreal · taiga · tundra · forest · acidic · soil · cultivation · hardy

cuisine

IKEA

Swedish home-goods chain

Nordic · Finnish · condiment · accompaniment · sauce · syrup · dessert · baking · traditional · festive

Categories
Opposites
berry type contrast

lingonberrycranberry

Acidic red bog fruit

blueberry · strawberry · raspberry · blackberry · cloudberry

geographic/culinary origin

lingonberrytropical fruit

Warm-region edible plant product

mango · papaya · passionfruit · guava

Phrases
Family

lingonberries

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G