The market · Fruit · Northern and Central Europe

Strawberries

The fruit of early summer, best picked ripe and eaten the same day.

sweet · fragrant · berry-like
Strawberries

What to do with it

Ibu Sari's Beef rendangStrawberry would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilStrawberry would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaStrawberry would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayStrawberry would cut through its richness

Kinds

Garden strawberry
The usual, from June-bearers and everbearers.
Alpine / wild
Tiny and intensely perfumed — fraises des bois.

Goes with

creamrhubarbblack pepperbalsamic vinegar

Knowing it

Where to buy
Red right to the shoulders, and smelling of strawberries — they don't ripen once picked.
Worth knowing
Keep at room temperature, and wash only just before eating.

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