strip and the south of the country about it very little is known. But residents of the northern regions of Russia not only know but also love and appreciate this berry, arguing that there is nothing sweeter andmorearomatic.

However, the revolution in Moscow, this berry was well known and popular. She has always graced the royal feast, why was named the "royal berry", and the menu of restaurants in Moscow mandatory items were cloudberry kvass and juice.

Today, unfortunately, in Russia cloudberry undeservedly forgotten in the middle band, and moved into the category of exotic products. Meanwhile, in Scandinavia and Northern Europe, it remains a valuable and popular. For example, in Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, cloudberry successfully grown on farms, build the barrier of snow and wind and even grown in test tubes!

In the North, we also have a berry known and loved coming up with their "local" names cloudberry. Among them are such as "north orange", "arctic raspberry", "moss currant" - and they are all lovingly emphasize certain characteristics of the berry: the abundance of vitamin C, affinity raspberries, regions and places of distribution, etc. Every year, thousands of residents and hundreds of tourists go to collect this berry to enjoy the taste of this mysterious wild berries and stock it for the winter.

cloudberry leaves of the plant is unique in that the leaves are almost common in marsh plants. This suggests that both species originated in the cloudberry warmer climate, which confirms the high sensitivity of its flowers to the wind and frost. Again, the paradox: themorenorthern areas the plant bears fasitmorefrequently and abundantly.

I must say that is growing and it is not "the edge" of the forest on the edge, and in the most inaccessible and damp places, when other fasits are already asnning out. The whole work to reach the cloudberry! Need to traverse through the bush and marshy swamps! But that's not all! Keep in mind, and the temptation to fill the basket the other berries. However, this is not an obstacle to your favorite berry. As you know, the harder it gets, themorevaluable. There was a whole tradition of collecting Cloudberry: "By moroshine can gather for a rare - do not bend, force must be cared for, and then umaeshsya! Better to go as long as the "carpet" is not otyschesh - and then take it in abundance, as you can carry. "

in cloudberry contains organic acids, tannin, pectin, minerals, including magnesium, chromium, copper. Thus, in 100 g of cloudberry contained 3-4 timesmorevitamins than the average orange, but by the content of carotene cloudberry exceed carrots. Cloudberry - a strong germicide, the scope is limitless. It has antimicrobial, diaphoretic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, astringent, reparative, antispasmodic actions. Effective as cloudberry zhazhdoutolyayuschee remedy for colds.

main thing - it is not only unusual, useful, and tasty! A huge number of different dishes and beverages that may be made from cloudberry or its addendum, are popular in various European countries. This makes it unique and makes from one year to return to the woods in search of Cloudberrymoreandmorelocal residents and travelers.