Juniper berry

These exceptionally fragrant juniper berries come from Poland, a country with a rich juniper tradition. Juniper bushes and trees grow wild all over Poland, and it will come as no surprise that we offer precisely those juniper berries. With Fairwild label.

Temporarily very limited in stock

The juniper is a cypress-like shrub or plant that is one of the oldest plant species on earth. Before the current continents were formed, it grew on Pangea, the original continent. Today, the juniper can be found all over the world, above the 40th parallel even in such cold regions as Greenland and Iceland.

The juniper (Juniperus communis) bears cones, just like the pine and the spruce - think of pine cones - except that they are not even a centimetre in size, and that the scales 'melt' during ripening into a berry shape. When you try to flatten the juniper between your fingers, it falls apart into pieces.

Juniper berries are used in addition to the production of alcoholic beverages such as jenever, gin, Bénédictine and juniper berry beer used in Polish sausages, in pâtés, in the preparation of all types of cabbage - red cabbage, Savoy cabbage, sauerkraut -, with strong-tasting meat such as game, poultry (duck, goose), but also with lamb and pork.

Our deep blue juniper berries are exclusively organically grown. They are provided with the Fair wild label, which is issued for responsible wild harvesting. For more information about this label, we refer to the official website: www.fairwild.org.

Smell and taste

A 'berry' contains only a few oval seeds, sometimes only one. The seeds provide the bitter notes, for the rest the aroma of resin (α-pinene) dominates, with citrus notes and a surprising sweetness. The berries combine excellently with bay leaf and black pepper.

Usage

When you crush the juniper berries, they fall apart into small pieces. Chop them finely, so that you don't get large pieces in your dish, and if you are not so charmed by bitter notes, remove the single seed immediately. The citrus flavor comes into its own when you combine juniper with fruit, from currants and apple (in red cabbage) to citrus fruits, apples and plums. A lesser known dish is the Corsican prebonata: beef or veal with tomato, aubergine and pepper, red wine and juniper.

The scales protect the juniper from drying out, fortunately, otherwise the aromas would quickly evaporate. Only crush the berries at the last moment, and if you decide to leave them whole in your dish, marinate them beforehand, so that they can absorb water and will not break down as quickly.

Features:

• 100% dried fruits of the Juniperus communis
• controlled wild harvesting - fairwild label
• origin: poland

Assortment

• available in stand-up pouch and glass
• Stand-up pouches contain 30, 45, 60, 150 and 300 grams respectively
• glass jar contains 45 grams
  

Gift wrapping

• The jar is available in a tasteful gift packaging, consisting of a cube box filled with black tissue paper
• For an overview of our gift packaging, please refer to the section gift wrapping

General advice

• store juniper berries in a dark, dry and cool place
• at least good until November 2025 (11-2025)
• This expiration date is an indication