Blueberry season is here! Here's how to make Czech dumplings filled with "borůvky"

It’s official: blueberry season is here in Czech Republic!

The largest blueberry farm in Czech Republic, located between Mutěnice and Hovorany in the Hodonín region, says their blueberries are ripe and are now being shipped to stores across the country.

The local cooperative of growers, which operate under the name Freshly Torn, ship their produce to multiple major retailers, including Makro, Globus, Kaufland, Tesco, Albert networks and the Košík.cz and Rohlík.cz online stores. You can find the blueberries in stores the day after they are picked.

“This year, in the second year of harvest, an average of 1.5 kilograms of blueberries should grow on each plant. They reach full fertility after five years and each should give five kilos,” the head of the farm Jakub Láčik said in a statement.

“We have 105,000 plants and six varieties to cover as long a period of time as possible. The collection started this year at the turn of June and July, the end of the collection is expected at the end of August.”

Blueberries are one of the most delicious summer fruits in Czech Republic, and they are loaded with antioxidants and other beneficial vitamins. The blueberry farm, managed by Farmarket, has more than 25 hectares of shrubs; more than six tons of Canadian blueberries are harvested daily.

There are so many ways to use fresh blueberries, but one of the most traditional ways is by making Czech dumplings filled with fresh blueberries.

Here’s the recipe, if you want to give it a try.

You may want to have some melted butter, soft cottage cheese or sour cream and powdered sugar for topping at the end, as well.