Goji Berries

Ameen Foods Goji Berries (Lycium barbarum) are vibrant red fruits cherished for their sweet-tart flavor, striking color, and culinary versatility. Long celebrated in Asian cuisine, these berries are known as wolfberries and are enjoyed both for their taste and vibrant color.

Goji berries are remarkably versatile, lending themselves to both sweet and savory dishes. They can be added to smoothies, oatmeal, salads, soups, or stews, bringing a mild sweetness and chewy texture. In baking, they add a colorful accent to muffins, cookies, and granola bars, while in snacks, they pair beautifully with nuts and seeds in trail mixes.

Beyond culinary use, goji berries are often infused into teas, tonics, and wines, reflecting their long-standing reputation in Chinese culinary and herbal traditions. They bring a distinctive tart-sweet flavour to a wide range of preparations.

How to use it

Eat them dry by the handful, or soak a tablespoon in warm water or tea for ten minutes to plump them before adding to porridge, congee, a soup or a rice pudding. They also go into a Chinese style chicken broth with jujube in the last twenty minutes of simmering. Sealed in a cool dry cupboard, or in the fridge in a warm kitchen, they hold for about a year. Technique tip: add them near the end of a simmering dish rather than the start, since a long boil splits the skins and leaves pulp rather than whole berries.

Botanical Name: Lycium barbarum
Also known as: Wolfberries, Chinese Wolfberries, Tibetan Goji, Matrimony Vine, Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree,