Three cheers for real cherries

Three cheers for real cherries

The absolute worst fake flavour in the world is cherry

Good year for Mierlo cherries

Cherries are exceptionally early ripe this year. Where normally the first cherries are picked at the end of July, Mierlose Zwarte (black) cherries are already being sold in abundance. “In recent years it was a bit earlier and this year certainly.” On his property, cherry grower Jos Huijbers points to a row of trees where the first cherries are already being picked. “We have to remove the black ones here. They are not yet ripe and not tasty enou…