Another bite of the cherry

Cherry oh, Cherry oh, baby, don't you know I'm in need of thee? - Photos RAYMOND OOI/The Star

Writers and musicians have philosophised over it, and a Roman soldier was said to have even died for it. We provide the skinny on cherries and what makes them so fantastic.

BEFORE Forrest Gump came along and changed everything, there were songwriters Lew Brown and Ray Henderson, who sang, “Life is a bowl of cherries”. The year, 1931, was the height of the American Depression and the lyrics were meant to convey the message that life is as pleasurable and as fleeting as a bowl of cherries, and should therefore be cherished.