The lover and I found these Rainier cherries in a fruit store when we were walking home from our oyster feast. According to wikipedia, Rainer Cherry is a hybrid of the Bing and Van cultivars.
The skin colour of these Rainiers is yellow/golden and pink
These cherries were very sweet, but quite pricey too. HK$68/lb (approx. US$9/lb)
Unlike red cherries, the flesh of Rainier Cherry is yellow and the juice is colourless
I personally prefer the mahogany red Bing cherries, coz I think they are richer in flavour.
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I have seen these but never tried them. Like you, I mostly like dark berries. YOu know what they say, "the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice" :D
Have a wonderful weekend.
*kisses* HH
Hey HH darling, thanks! Have a fab weekend!
Give me bing, baby! Sometimes I feel people buy expensive fruit for prestige sake, but I agree with you go for taste and forget the fruit bling.
I love all types of cherries but of course the sweeter the better.
These are gorgeous! I love Rainier cherries (reminds me of home, they're grown in WA state, just south of Vancouver)
when living in Seattle, WA, these were really common there...i think it's named after Mt. Rainier in Washington..these were our favorites
Never saw them here...would really love to try them as cherries are among my favourite fruits.
I've heard so much about these and haven't tried them. I usually like the dark sour cherries to cook with but sweeter cherries to eat - so these sound good!
Oh man...I miss cherries!!
Oh Kenny, I love these! We used to have a Rainier cherry tree in our backyard in Korea! I used to snack on these everyday after school. :) Ahhh now I'm homesick. :( j/k Thanks for sharing.
These are so lovely but I agree with you, the others definitely have richer flavor. Hope you are having a nice weekend.
they remind me of summer! I can`t wayt `till then!
Wow... I must give a try someday! Love cherry very much :)
So cute! Reminds me of a nectarine, that last photo.
Looks juicy...but very pricey!
MMMMMMMM,.....lovely juicy cherries! love them!
Yum! it's the cherry season again. I love the dark red cherries from Tasmania though. They're really sweett~
I adore bing cherries too, but all sweet cherries are good to me. $9/lb is expensive!
I have tried these but still prefer bing cherries :)
I enjoy Rainier cherries but $9US/lb is quite a price to pay! But then again, I can think of several fruits from Asia for which I'd pay top dollar to find anywhere near me here. 8-)
Great pictures Kenny - I now want to eat cherries!!
they re beautiful!! i dont know if ive seen them here but if I have I never knew the difference or perhaps thought they were just unripe cherries...silly me...nw I know! thanks Kenny :).
Are those cherries rare in HK? I love them, but I still prefer the dark ones. Ah, I wish it was cherry season now....
I had no idea that the rainier cherries were a hybrid cherry. Nice to know. Rainier cherries are not really available here in the southeast but, I have experienced them in teh Pacific Northwest and I really enjoyed them.
Even i prefer those Deep red cherries :)) I'm so missing going to the local markets in HK to shop now. Chinese New year time, it must be flooded with beautiful mandarins and kumquats, n the best of all fruits !
I like Raniers very much, but $9.00 lb is indeed pricey! GREG
I with you on these. I really love the flavor of Bing cherries, but the Ranier's are a lovely color!
I love cherries of any kind...Ranier cherries are a little pricey in the USA too, but all fresh cherries are.
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