Ripe red sweet cherries

Sweet cherry

Category: Fruits

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About

Sweet cherry is a garden fruit with smooth skin, juicy flesh and a stone inside. Depending on the cultivar the fruit may be yellow, pink, red or nearly black.

In the kitchen

Sweet cherries have a sweet flavour with a light tart note. They are eaten fresh, added to desserts and baking, cooked into jam and drinks, and used in sauces.

Seasonality by region

The atlas does not yet include documented regional seasonality for this product.

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