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goddeszzilla t1_jcys5gl wrote

For those of you who don't know - cherry blossoms are edible and you can put them in cookies and make simple syrup with them.

They taste similar to almonds.

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violet-shift t1_jczmd47 wrote

That kind of makes sense -- cherries and almonds are related.

(That's also why whole almonds look a bit like plum pits)

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velveteen311 t1_jd051zn wrote

So this is why everything that’s “almond flavored” tastes like cherry flavoring to me. But cherry flavoring tastes nothing like cherries.

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sweatyMcYeti t1_jd0eo8x wrote

Kinda the other way around. A lot of “cherry” flavors use almond extract, very specifically most maraschino cherries that aren’t made with actual maraschino liqueur

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