Inside A Tart Cherry Revival: ‘Somebody Needs To Do This!’

March 27, 2014 | by NPR

Inside A Tart Cherry Revival: ‘Somebody Needs To Do This!’

 

The humble sour cherry is experiencing an unlikely renaissance — and the best may be yet to come. The revival is partly based on the fruit’s growing reputation as a nutrient-packed superfood. There are studies — many paid for, it must be noted, by the Cherry Marketing Institute — showing that this delicacy, with its addictive counterpoint of tangy and sour, can help reduce insomnia, or pain in joints and muscles.

NPR