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New Zealand boysenberries are enjoyed all over the world in a wide variety of ways – their piquant taste, vibrant colouration and good size makes them a favourite with chefs and food manufacturers. If you haven’t yet experienced the delicious qualities of a boysenberry, then don’t take our word for it – make sure you try them soon!
Chefs find the exotic reddish purple colour offers many creative possibilities to excite the palate and stimulate the eye. Manufacturers use New Zealand boysenberries’ intense flavour for: premium jams, preserves and conserves; in dairy desserts, ice creams and yoghurts; as fruit fillings for bakery products, and of course delicious boysenberry beverages. Sensational on their own, New Zealand boysenberries also blend exceptionally well with other fruits making them 'great mixers' in juice, fruit or puree form.
The boysenberry fruit commonly grows to over three centimetres long and two and a half centimetres wide. The structure comprises well formed drupelets around a core. The boysenberry’s main characteristics are:
- a very large berry (approx eight grams),
- deep maroon colour,
- large seeds,
- tart and aromatic taste, and
- a soft to medium firmness
Grown in the sunniest part of New Zealand, boysenberries are harvested from mid December until mid to late January. The temperate climate in Nelson is cold enough in winter to shut the plant down for a few months and allow for re-tying of the crop for the following season, as well as warm in the summer months to ensure the ripe fruit reaches full maturity, which gives the superb sweet flavour of the boysenberry.