Having lived in Poland for many year, I am an American I have noticed there there is an abundance of wild fruit, even in a big city like Krakow. Poland has deep forests and fields everywhere.
The fruit that I pick here in Poland not typically found in the US.
Mini strawberries – These are strawberries the size of your half the size of a pea. They are way better than huge strawberries grown on American business farms devoid of taste and sprayed with everything you can not image.
Wild roses – The fruit from roses are very healthy, they are every where in Poland I love jam made from them.
Black and read current – has life extension qualities, very popular in the drinks here a very strong taste.
Wild blueberries – not round like american blueberries, but truly wild blueberries, irregular or football shaped.
Every variety of plums
Gooseberries – green cherry size fruit can be bitter can be sweet, good for your nervous system.
Oranges once grew in Poland about 500 years ago when the temperature was warmer as did apricots. Its interesting to note in Ukraine next door apricots still do in the southern region of Crimea.
Of course in Poland you find fruit like apples, pears, grapes and all the other things you have in the US.
But my point is there are many wild fruits that grow in Poland I have never seen in the US and certainly can not be found on the super market shelves.
Wild or organic fruit is everywhere in Poland
In fact a lot of the fruit here sold in the market is home grown or picked wild all of it in season. Since more than 20 of the Polish population grows something on a local farm most everything is organic. I know its hard to believe but its true. When I go to the village to visit my relatives always I come back with stocks of organic everything, no GMO, wild fruits and other things.
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This article was written by a Polish person pretending to be an American amazed with the wild fruit of Poland.
I am both American and Polish.
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