Қызыл жемісті алхоры (Prunus cerasus) туралы ақпарат

Species of tree

Prunus cerasus (sour cherry, tart cherry, or dwarf cherry) is a species of Prunus in the subgenus Cerasus (cherries), native to much of Europe, North Africa and West Asia. It is closely related to the sweet cherry (Prunus avium), but has a fruit that is more acidic. Its sour pulp is edible. The tree is smaller than the sweet cherry (growing to a height of 4–10 m), has twiggy branches, and its crimson to near black cherries are borne upon shorter stalks. There are two main varieties (groups of cultivars) of the sour cherry: the dark red Morello cherry and the lighter red Amarelle cherry.

Dried sour cherries are used in cooking including soups, pork dishes, cakes, tarts, and pies. Also used to make a jam/fruit spread. Sour cherries are particularly popular in Turkey, especially in the form of vişne suyu (sour cherry nectar), a widely consumed beverage, and vişne reçeli (sour cherry jam), often eaten as part of a traditional kahvaltı (Turkish breakfast) or mixed into plain yoghurt. Sour cherries or sour cherry syrup are used in liqueurs and drinks, such as the Romanian vișinată or the Portuguese ginjinha. In Iran, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, sour cherries are prized for making spoon sweets by slowly boiling pitted sour cherries and sugar; the syrup thereof is used for sharbat e Albalou, vişne şurubu or vyssináda, a beverage made by diluting the syrup with ice cold water. A particular use of sour cherries is in the production of kriek lambic, a cherry flavored variety of a naturally fermented beer made in Belgium. In Germany and Austria sour cherries are often used for desserts such as the Donauwelle.