MonaVie
- The
Bilberry
Bilberry
(Vaccinium
myrtillus)
is a
short,
shrubby
perennial
plant
that
inhabits
the
woods
and
forest
meadows
of
Europe,
western
Asia,
and
the
Rocky
Mountains
of
North
America.
As
with
many
other
plants
that
belong
to
the
same
plant
family
(Vaccinium),
bilberry
bears
edible
fruits
similar
to
those
found
on
the
American
blueberry
bush.
Cranberries
and
huckleberry
belong
to
this
plant
family
too.
The
bilberry's
blue-black
berry,
which
is
creamy
white
inside,
has
been
valued
as a
food
since
prehistoric
times.
Commonly
referred
to
as
"European
blueberry,"
it
is
famed
as a
filling
for
pies,
and
for
use
in
cobblers,
jams,
and
other
recipes.
The
easiest
way to
distinguish
the
bilberry
is that
it
produces
single
or pairs
of
berries
on the
bush
instead
of
clusters
like the
blueberry.
Another
way to
distinguish
them is
that
while
blueberry
fruit
meat is
light
green,
bilberry
is red
or
purple.
In this
way you
can also
distinguish
the
bilberry
eater
from the
blueberry
eater by
his red
fingers
and
lips.
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