"Summer is the season of cherries. As soon as it starts to get warm, you'll notice punnets of them popping up at your local grocery stores and farmers markets, beckoning you with their gleaming red flesh. And when you get a particularly good batch of them, it's heaven - cherries have the perfect combo of sweet and tart notes that make the fruit taste like juicy candy."
"We've spoken to cherry experts, including Joseph VanWagner, Executive Chef of Echelon Kitchen & Bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Bridget Vickers, senior chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education Los Angeles; and Rena Awada, owner, head chef, food blogger, and content creator at Healthy Fitness Meals, to get a better sense of what mistakes you don't want to make when buying cherries."
"Have you ever purchased cherries only to realize that they were too hard and tart with an unpleasant texture to them? There's a good chance that the cherries weren't quite ripe yet. According to Joseph VanWagner of Echelon Kitchen & Bar, one of the most common mistakes produce buyers make is buying cherries that are underripe. It's easy to do, especially if it's early in the season and you're excited about purchasing cherries for the first time in a year."
Cherries arrive in summer and appear at grocery stores and farmers markets when the weather warms. Ripe cherries balance sweet and tart flavors and offer juicy texture; unripe or bad cherries can taste flavorless and feel like a waste of money. Avoiding common buying mistakes increases the likelihood of tasty cherries. One frequent mistake is purchasing underripe cherries. Underripe cherries are hard, overly tart, and have unpleasant texture. Color is a primary ripeness indicator: green or lighter-than-expected color signals underripeness. Early-season excitement can lead to premature purchases; buyers should check color and firmness before buying.
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