lingonberry
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Origin of lingonberry
1950–55; < Swedish lingon mountain cranberry + berry
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Analyzing the cranberry's genome can indicate when it diverged evolutionarily from some of its relatives, such as the blueberry, lingonberry and huckleberry.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
She points to the Nordic tradition of St. Lucia’s Day, held on Dec. 13, with candles in lingonberry wreaths.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
Almost nutty, it is lean like venison, often served with gravy, tart lingonberry preserves, and golden, mashed rutabaga.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2019
For dessert, that most Finnish of fruits, lingonberry, comes to the table as an ice cream dressed in a frill of crisp pastry and red bean paste.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
The Scandinavian-German and Jewish fare, reflecting the proprietors’ heritages, includes potato latkes, knishes with mustard crème fraîche, cheese blintzes with lingonberry sauce, chicken matzo ball soup and brisket with ramps schmear and pickled rhubarb.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2018
For instance, Verzosa might swap out tamarind for wild lingonberries.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2023
Reindeer, elk, lingonberries: The menu makes you feel like a Viking.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
He hunted moose and deer and picked lingonberries, mushrooms, and bilberries.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 13, 2021
His stride is surprisingly quick — faster than mine, considering I’ve just scarfed down a substantial plate of meatballs and lingonberries at an upscale version of the company’s blue box cafeteria.
From The Verge ● Dec. 18, 2019
After that came a wonderful mash that Renn made of late lingonberries and hazelnuts, and finally some beechnuts, which they burst by the fire and peeled to get at the small, rich nuts inside.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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