A couple of questions

What is the difference between Rainier cherries and Bing cherries?

Bing: Sweet and full of flavor, tend to have a deeper more intense flavor. Rainier: Higher in sugar but with a tart, crisper taste.

Are Rainier cherries Bing cherries?

Rainier Cherry It is actually a cross between the Van and Bing Cherry and was first bred in 1952 by Dr. Harold Fogle in Washington State University. Rainier cherries are also known as sweetheart cherries, and have a creamy yellow flesh, with an outer skin of blush red.

Why are Rainier cherries more expensive than Bing cherries?

They bruise more easily and are more easily damaged by rain and wind (via Eat Like No One Else). Rainier cherries originated in Washington in 1952, though the first crops each season are available from California. The price of Rainier cherries is so high for the simple reason of supply and demand.

Why are Rainier cherries better?

Rainiers have a lower acidity level, which results in them having higher brix (sugar content). Thus, Rainier cherries are actually sweeter than Dark Sweet cherries. In addition, the growing season for Rainier cherries is much shorter. … You can find Washington grown Rainiers at retail from mid-June until mid-July.

What are the best cherries to eat?

Bing cherries are the most popular and most widely distributed sweet cherry variety. These large, plump fruits have firm, juicy flesh and a rich and vibrant sweet cherry flavor: they're delicious fresh and simple.

Are Bing cherries sweeter than Rainier?

Bing: Sweet and full of flavor, tend to have a deeper more intense flavor. Rainier: Higher in sugar but with a tart, crisper taste.

Are Washington cherries the same as Bing cherries?

On the inside, Rainier cherries have yellow flesh, while Bing is again dark red or purple. The two fruits are equally susceptible to cracking from rain, and both bruise similarly. Rainier, one of several yellow cherry varieties, shows bruising more easily due to its lighter skin, notes Washington State Magazine.

What are the sweetest cherries?

But if you want to know which cherries are the sweetest of the sweetest, that would be any of the black cherries. Bing cherries are the leader of this pack, along with their siblings Lambert, Chelan, Sweetheart, and Tulare. You can recognize them by their dark color and heart shape.