I am the only person in the world who doesn’t love blueberries?

[RamblinRosie]

Well I’m not, neither me or DH can taste anything.

They look as though they should taste amazing, but I taste nothing, similarly DH. Just taste vaguely sweet.

What am I missing?

What happened to the good old tasty British blackcurrant?
Much better than blueberries

I'm not keen. Odd texture. They're o k smothered in Greek yoghurt and honey.

Farmed blueberries are totally tasteless, but the wild variety grows like crazy around where I live (they're closer in size to elderberries than to farmed blueberries) and they have a gorgeous, really strong flavour and are nothing like the mass produced crap you get in stores.

Blueberries grown in the U.S freshly picked are a thing of wonder.. utterly delicious. The wee tiny ones you get here are only worth chucking in a blender or a cake. It’s like the difference between a proper English strawberry... intense flavour and the massive water filled Spanish ones... look impressive but weirdly white inside and taste like sadness.

Blackcurrants are far superior. So are raspberries and strawberries which I don't usually buy except when they're in season and UK produced, to maximise flavour and minimise food miles (not plastic, though - I wish they'd find another packaging material). Blackberries are lovely. There are several places in our local parks and cemeteries where we can gather them in late summer. Blueberries bought from a UK supermarket taste of almost nothing, so why bother?

Trivia note: I learned from MN a while back that the US doesn't have blackcurrants. This is from Wikipedia: Blackcurrants were once popular in the United States as well, but became less common in the 20th century after currant farming was banned in the early 1900s, when blackcurrants, as a vector of white pine blister rust, were considered a threat to the U.S. logging industry. Now making a limited comeback, apparently.

They taste like mould, and they’re not even the superfood everyone made them out to be 20 years ago.

British supermarket ones have the texture of ancient cysts and flavour of dusty meh. Well worth a swerve.

I’ve stopped buying them because it’s too disappointing. They are either tasteless or sour. There’s a rare occasion where they’ll be delicious but it’s so I frequent that it’s not worth it.

Oh I’ve found my people!

Rarely found decent ones- most are sour or tasteless. You need to go to an independent greengrocer, or even pick them yourself to get a decent one. Wouldn't say it's a life changing experience, or in my top 5, but nice on museli

I don't like them cold but love them sprinkled on top of thick, American style pancakes whilst you cook them. When they are cooked they have a much nicer taste and texture.

Most of the ones you get in UK supermarkets taste like nothing - water with a tiny bit of sugar. Occasionally you get good ones and they are so amazing you can just sit and eat them (really sweet and tangy).

Otherwise they taste good with other things i.e. in warm pancakes, with sticky toffee pudding, with strawberries and cream, in a smoothie.

But yes agree that most here seem completely tasteless and pointless

They have a horrible texture.

I agree, either taste of nothing or bitter and make me wince. My dsis and dn are all mad into them and think they make almost anything better. I have no time in my life for sh*te tasting food!

I find them very underwhelming TBH. Very disappointing in a muffin too

There are so many other fruits with better flavours that could be used instead , raspberries being the best

"that sweet assault on your tastebuds when the blueberry bursts inside your mouth after you bite through the hard outer skin is just... utterly delicious"

🤢 @DramaAlpaca sorry but reading that made me feel a bit sick 🤢

I'm with you, I actually find them kind of gross cos of the way they ooze and pop. I'm like that with tomatoes too though.

They are lovely in hot custard. They go all soft and just pop when you eat them. Has to be that bright yellow fake custard. Maybe anything is lovely in hot custard though.

@bubbleup sorry about that... reading it back I can see how my description could be misconstrued

Anyway, I wonder if the blueberries we get here in Ireland are from different suppliers to British blueberries. The ones I buy really are sweet and delicious and I've never bought bitter, tasteless ones.

Blueberries are nasty little things. Blackberries are lovely though.

The native bilberry is much nicer

Blueberry muffin? Yes please. Real blueberries? Yuck.

Not a fan either. Interesting about the difference in country though - I came back to the UK at Christmas this year and my goodness the strawberries and parsnips were a world away from the Australian ones.

I used to quite like them fresh but I've forgotten which varieties I liked now. Some of the varieties aren't even blue inside and don't taste of anything at all. I only buy frozen ones now, which generally don't list which variety they are but taste great eaten frozen mixed into natural yogurt and are perfect for muffins. I think the freezing helps as they are picked ripe and frozen fairly quickly, whereas the fresh ones are probably picked a bit under-ripe in order to allow for travelling time.

Im in Ireland too @DramaAlpaca and have never tasted one I like! I guess it's just different likes and dislikes