Juniper berries are the fruit of various juniper species. They’re not true berries, but rather cones with unusually soft and tightly arranged scales, which make them look like berries. They’re used in European cuisines, most commonly in Scandinavia, and less frequently in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary. For meat dishes, especially wild fowl and game like wild boar or venison, this spice adds a pungent flavor. You can also use them in pork dishes and meals with fresh and sauerkraut. Juniper berries also give gin its distinctive taste. Due to their diuretic properties, juniper berries were initially used in medicine. They’re also used as a remedy for rheumatism and arthritis, and their therapeutic properties for diabetics are currently being researched. <\/p>\n
HOW TO USE:<\/strong> Perfect for pork, wild fowl, and game meat dishes. Juniper berries are used in various sauces, roast stuffings, marinades, and even sauerkraut. You can also add them to fruit and berry cakes. Juniper berries are a classic gin ingredient and are also added to wine. Mix juniper berries with various herbs and add them to a sauce for a fantastic pasta topping. <\/p>\n MANASGAR\u0160AS.LV TIP:<\/strong> Try making a pork liver p\u00e2t\u00e9 with ground black pepper and juniper berries (add pork fat or butter and salt). Chill the liver and fat, grind them, add the ground spices and salt, then bake in the oven at 75-80\u00b0C for 5 hours. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Juniper berries are the fruit of various juniper species. They’re not true berries, but rather cones with unusually soft and tightly arranged scales, which make them look like berries. They’re used in European cuisines, most commonly in Scandinavia, and less frequently in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary. For meat dishes, especially wild fowl […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[121,139],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-9937","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-organic","product_cat-spices","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/9937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=9937"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=9937"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=9937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}