Lingonberry is a small fruit related to the cranberry. It grows wild in northern sections of North America, Europe, and Asia. The lingonberry is known by many other names, including bog cranberry, cowberry, foxberry, lengon, linberry, lingberry, lingenberry, mountain cranberry, rock cranberry, and partridgeberry.
The fruit of the lingonberry is glossy and bright red. Raw lingonberries taste bitter, so the fruit usually is cooked for use in jellies and sauces. The cooked fruit has a spicy flavor. Lingonberry jellies and sauces are especially popular in eastern Canada and some Scandinavian regions.
Lingonberries grow on low evergreen shrubs. The plant’s leaves are shiny and dark green on top and dark-spotted on the underside. The plant grows best in a cool, mild climate. It is not widely cultivated.
