Ciao, sto camminando nei boschi e ci sono un sacco di queste bacche che sembrano mirtilli. Sono commestibili? Se lo sono, c’è qualcosa di simile che non è commestibile con cui potrei confonderli?
https://i.redd.it/ohxinw59w5if1.jpeg
di trustthebear
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Pretty sure it is blokkebær or blåbær. Both are edible if so. Pinch one? Is it blue inside? Or white?
[Bilberry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilberry). It is what we call Blåbær (blueberry). If a norwegian talks about picking blueberries, this is what we refer to. Eat as much as you want.
Yeah, those are blueberries, and edible.
They are blueberries so go for it.
Yeah blueberries
Watch out for ticks!
That’s blueberries. Or bilberries as I think you call them in English. Definitely edible. Pick them and eat them before someone else does (or save them and make jam).
There is one sort that can be confused with blueberries, that is “blokkebær”. They are white inside, and not as shiny on the outside. They are not dangerous, just dont taste anything (good).
Delicious. Yes.
That looks like the “Norwegian blueberry” if you wish, which is edible, though more pictures should always be added before deciding if eating wild berries.
However, they grow low to ground, so I would advice against any growing close to roads etc as dogs etc. pee
Yes, the berries depicted are [bilberries (also known as blaeberries and or whortleberries)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilberry?wprov=sfla1), and are very rich in vitamins and antioxidants.
[Crowberries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empetrum_nigrum?wprov=sfla1) (Norwegian: Krekling) commonly grows alongside bilberries and looks fairly similar. They are the only berries likely to be confused with bilberries. You can fairly easily tell the difference by the foliage on the shrubbery and that the berries are completely black. No worries though, they are seedy and doesn’t taste that much, but they are also edible.
So no worries, eat all you can find.
As a side note, it is worth noting that the Norwegian name for them is “blåbær”, which literally translates to ‘blueberry’ in English, while this seems to refer to their garden variety cousin native to North America. We call the garden variety ‘amerikanske blåbær’ (*American blueberries*), and not a lot of Norwegians are aware the bilberry has a distinct name from blueberries in English. This is why a lot of people here will refer to them as ‘blueberries’ in English.
This berries you say “look like blueberries” are called blueberries.
They are absolutely edible.
These are for sure “blåbær”, aka bilberry. They are not only edible and delicious, but very healthy. The only thing you can confuse them with is “blokkebær”, aka bog bilberry. They are also fully edible, but most people don’t like them. Some people do though.
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Wild blue berries …. Ohhh no they aren’t edible at all, if you eat them you’ll get a condition called ‘more’ where you’ll crave more of them. Best to steer clear of them. If you can let us know where you found them so that we can… em … stay away from that tasty tasty area 😂