Hello, I’m walking in the woods and there are loads of these berries that look like blueberries. Are they edible? If they are, is there anything similar that isn’t edible that I could get them confused with?
by trustthebear
Hello, I’m walking in the woods and there are loads of these berries that look like blueberries. Are they edible? If they are, is there anything similar that isn’t edible that I could get them confused with?
by trustthebear
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[Bilberry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilberry). It is what we call Blåbær (blueberry). If a norwegian talks about picking blueberries, this is what we refer to. Eat as much as you want.
Yeah, those are blueberries, and edible.
They are blueberries so go for it.
Yeah blueberries
Watch out for ticks!
That’s blueberries. Or bilberries as I think you call them in English. Definitely edible. Pick them and eat them before someone else does (or save them and make jam).
There is one sort that can be confused with blueberries, that is “blokkebær”. They are white inside, and not as shiny on the outside. They are not dangerous, just dont taste anything (good).
Delicious. Yes.
That looks like the “Norwegian blueberry” if you wish, which is edible, though more pictures should always be added before deciding if eating wild berries.
However, they grow low to ground, so I would advice against any growing close to roads etc as dogs etc. pee
Yes, the berries depicted are [bilberries (also known as blaeberries and or whortleberries)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilberry?wprov=sfla1), and are very rich in vitamins and antioxidants.
[Crowberries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empetrum_nigrum?wprov=sfla1) (Norwegian: Krekling) commonly grows alongside bilberries and looks fairly similar. They are the only berries likely to be confused with bilberries. You can fairly easily tell the difference by the foliage on the shrubbery and that the berries are completely black. No worries though, they are seedy and doesn’t taste that much, but they are also edible.
So no worries, eat all you can find.
As a side note, it is worth noting that the Norwegian name for them is “blåbær”, which literally translates to ‘blueberry’ in English, while this seems to refer to their garden variety cousin native to North America. We call the garden variety ‘amerikanske blåbær’ (*American blueberries*), and not a lot of Norwegians are aware the bilberry has a distinct name from blueberries in English. This is why a lot of people here will refer to them as ‘blueberries’ in English.
This berries you say “look like blueberries” are called blueberries.
They are absolutely edible.
These are for sure “blåbær”, aka bilberry. They are not only edible and delicious, but very healthy. The only thing you can confuse them with is “blokkebær”, aka bog bilberry. They are also fully edible, but most people don’t like them. Some people do though.
🤤
Yes
Wild blue berries …. Ohhh no they aren’t edible at all, if you eat them you’ll get a condition called ‘more’ where you’ll crave more of them. Best to steer clear of them. If you can let us know where you found them so that we can… em … stay away from that tasty tasty area 😂
No you will become a Smurf
At least once
Memberberries
Vaccineum Myrtillus. What us Norwegians call blåbær. (blueberries).
They are not only edible, they actually taste something, compared to Vaccineum Corymbosum (hageblåbær), which is what stores here sells in plastic near the cashiers.
Mash them, add some sugar and eat with bread and butter.
Let’s play a game, you eat it, and you tell us if it’s ok
Wait till you walk into a Crown Berry field… My family collected some. You won’t find it anywhere else…
Yes. Those are blueberries, you can also eat the flowers they produce before the berries have arrived! Super tasty
They are bilberries much better than your American blueberrys.
only if you don’t eat more than 20kg of them then you may have regrets
I didn’t know about the whole “bilberry” vs “blueberry” thing before this post; I only knew that some “blåbær” have red insides (bilberries) while others have clear/white insides (blueberry). Bilberries are generally sweeter and taste better.
Several Norwegian stores sell blueberries from other countries – e.g. COOP sells African blueberries – and they sell them as “blåbær”. You don’t realize you’ve bought a worse product until after you’ve bitten into one and see the clear color on the inside (and also the taste of course).
They are bilberries, which are basically wild blueberries. Extremely delicious this is what I miss number 1 from the Nordics.
They stain like crazy btw, keep your clothes clean.
Collect couple handfuls and eat them like cereal with milk. Super delicious.
They’re edible. But to separate the tasty ones from their less tasty cousins, only eat the ones that have a circle on the berry opposite to the stem. The not so tasty one has something resembling a square.
If they are red inside its blåbær if they are white inside its blokkbær. They look very similar. Both edible.
Yes, edible and very good.
Side note, why is everybody getting mad at people for calling “European Blueberries” blueberries? We’re European, those are blueberries to us
Everything is edible, at least once.
Super high in anti oxidants too
Those are Blåbær or in English, European Blueberries, which are – in the opinion of many – much more tastier than the North American Blueberries. They also have a lot more antioxidants than the North American Blueberries.
If I pinch it and it’s not red inside, I’m not eating it 🤭🤣
blue ternate??
Very much edible
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