Here in ExNatura&Co we source all our products (juniper berries) from the wild mountain forests of North Macedonia. The country provides us with a great terroir and a high content of volatile oils in the berries grown there. It takes on average 10 years before a juniper bush starts producing flowers and berries, taking 12-18 months to ripen, so a tree will bear both immature fruits and ready to harvest berries at the same time. At ExNatura&Co, each berry is handpicked from the bushes by our enthusiastic experienced collectors and afterwards collected in large wooden sieves for cleaning and sorting.. The harvesting period is strictly done in the months of October, November and December since that is the most ideal time for collecting high quality berries (based on professional studies and our personal past experiences).
The fruit is very rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C, and has a delightful tart taste that has become sought-after in the culinary world. Golden Berries are carefully selected during the right maturation point and slowly dried at very low temperatures to achieve a chewy texture and preserve the incredible taste and nutritional content.
PRODUCT INFO Star Gooseberry is a type of fruit. There are both sour and sweet varieties. They are often pickled, welded or preserved. USES Star Gooseberry is eaten fresh, and is occasionally used as flavoring for other dishes. It is candied in sugar or pickled in salt or preserves. it is used to make vinegar as well as eaten raw, soaked in salt or vinegar-salt solution. SEASON Star Gooseberry is available between June-August.
Wild harvested juniper berries 6-8 calibration. Dried using closed drying method with no evaporation and low temperature (30-60°), which keep natural structure of juniper and only extracts water.
juniper berries feature as a spice in various dishes, and they are also behind the flavor of gin. Although juniper berries when fresh look a little like blueberries, they taste completely different.