There is a bumper crop of rowenberries in my area of South Dublin this year. I was puzzled why birds don't eat them so did a bit of poking around.
It appears the uncooked berries are slightly poisonous and a small nibble proves
they taste awful (perhaps the reason the birds avoid them). The
sharpness is not too bad, but it is the bitter aftertaste and high pip
density that spoils this tempting looking fruit. Certainly rowan berries
have found little use in the kitchen, rowan jelly being its main
defence against foraging oblivion.
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