Food: Cranberries [edit]

Other Names: 小红莓 (Chinese), クランベリー (Japanese), التوت البري (Arabic), Клюква (Russian), Canneberges (French) All Translations

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Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the genus ''Vaccinium'' subgenus ''Oxycoccos'', or in some treatments, in the distinct genus ''Oxycoccos''. They are found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines up to 2 m long and 5 to 20 cm in height; they have slender, wiry stems that are not thickly woody and have small evergreen leaves. The flowers are dark pink, with very distinct ''reflexed'' petals, leaving the style and stamens fully exposed and pointing forward. They are pollinated by domestic honey bees. The fruit is an epigynous berry that is larger than the leaves of the plant; it is initially white, but turns a deep red when fully ripe. It is edible, with an acidic taste that can overwhelm its sweetness. Cranberries are a major commercial crop in certain American states and Canadian provinces (see Cultivation and uses below). Most cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, and sweetened dried cranberries (e.g. Craisins), with the remainder sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is regarded an indispensable part of traditional American and Canadian Thanksgiving menus and European winter festivals. Since the early 21st century within the global functional food industry, there has been a rapidly growing recognition of cranberries for their consumer product popularity, nutrient content and antioxidant qualities, giving them commercial status as a "superfruit".[http://www.nznewsuk.co.uk/news/?ID=4952&StartRow=91 Superfruit To the Rescue > General News | New Zealand News UK | nznewsuk.co.uk]

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[edit] About Cranberries

Cranberries are a tart fruit that is grown in cranberry bogs. They are a typical thanksgiving food and are popularly served in relishes and jellies.

Most people consider cranberries to be too tart to eat plain, so they are usually prepared with sugar.

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