Postcard from Hawaiʻi – ʻŌhelo

We found a few of these when hiking in Volcanos NP a couple weeks ago. A little searching revealed some ripe ones. Nice flavor, a little tart, not unlike cranberry they need a little sweetener to make them really good.

'Ōhelo
ʻŌhelo berry (Vaccinium reticulatum) fruiting on lava flows along Saddle Road