Dishes and drinks with lingonberries - 43 cooking recipes

However, lingonberries are extremely useful in every sense of the word; lingonberries are especially recommended during pregnancy. Why is lingonberry so valued, what are the beneficial properties of this berry? Lingonberry is included in many types of dishes, including: delicious, tart lingonberry pie, refreshing and invigorating lingonberry fruit drink, bitter-sweet lingonberry sauce, exotic and very healthy salad with lingonberries. Lingonberries look great in marinades, jams, sweets, pies, fruit drinks, and compotes. Lingonberry leaves are distinguished by their medicinal properties - decoctions of lingonberry leaves are recommended as prophylactic, disinfectants and diuretics. However, lingonberry berries are also not far behind the leaves in terms of their beneficial qualities. Lingonberry decoctions and tinctures are recommended for people suffering from rheumatism, tuberculosis, and kidney disease. During pregnancy, lingonberries are good as a remedy against neuroses and anemia; lingonberries relieve high blood pressure. Sweet lingonberry syrup can improve vision. In Rus', since ancient times, lingonberries were prepared for the winter not only in the form of jam. Lingonberries were soaked in barrels and pickled. Infusions and liqueurs were made from lingonberries. The taste of lingonberries can be improved with sweet pears and sweet apples. Especially a mixture of lingonberries with apples or pears is good as a filling for pies and pies. Lingonberry sauce is ideal for meat dishes - langets, steaks, schnitzels. In winter, lingonberry jam becomes an additional source of vitamins.