I spent about a month in London last year in May. I spent some time seeing the usual sights such as the London Eye, Big Ben and various other touristy things. One of the most memorable aspects of my visit however were the strasberries. Shown at left they have the shape of a raspberry, but the texture of a strawberry.
It's a bit difficult to explain the taste of these little fruits. The best way that I can think to explain them is that each one is like taking a bite out of the most perfectly sweet strawberry you've ever tasted with just a hint of tartness. It's like an explosion of amazing flavor in every bite.
Apparently it was a near extinct type of wild strawberry which was discovered by a Dutchman a few years ago. I spotted them at Waitross (a midrange UK supermarket chain) during my stay. According to the grocer they are only in season and on sale between April and July which makes it a fairly short time for them to be available. They weren't the cheapest fruit on the shelves either at something like $6 for 1/4 lb. I'm heading back across the pond soon just in time for strasberry season, if any of you are as well I highly recommend trying these amazing little fruits.
Never heard of them, but they're in season now so I'll look them up!
ReplyDeleteOhh... those look so delicious... I hope they're not expensive.
ReplyDelete... I will try to get some, cause sounds interesting. Hope I find some :D
ReplyDeletei never heard of them, are you sure they are not some GMO accident?
ReplyDeleteI've never been such a big fan of strawberries alone (But I sure love them in a smoothie or anything else!) But I'd definitely want to try those!
ReplyDeleteThose strasberries look delicious, so much for $6 a quarter pound.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I've heard of the Grapple, but never the Strasberry!
ReplyDeletewow you always post the most good looking stuff ever!
ReplyDeleteugh i hate u
I love strawberries!
ReplyDeleteFirst time hearing about Strasberries, they sound mouth watering O_O
ReplyDeletewhoa im gonna be on the hunt for these from now on
ReplyDeleteI wish I could get a hold of these
ReplyDeleteI want those as much as I've ever wanted anything in my life.
ReplyDeletethese look amazing!!!! i want some!
ReplyDeleteOh cool, I really want to try one! Like a secretive delicious fruit.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Strasberry before but I will find out more, and it was a good job they didn't go extinct!
ReplyDeleteyummy, so red...they look really tasty
ReplyDeleteBerries are generally really expensive in the states, except for strawberries. Id like to try em out.
ReplyDeleteSo good, honestly for berries I find organic always be the most flavorful and I'm no hippy.
ReplyDeleteThose look delicious; I love fruit.
ReplyDeletestrawberries are great rasberrys to!
ReplyDeleteI really thought for a second you were going to tell me they were the texture of raspberries whist tasting like strawberries haha, that would have been amazing!
ReplyDeleteAs you say, hard to understand the taste from just words, and I have never heard of a strasberry before.
Would love to try, and have gone away to research if they can be found in New Zealand
Mike.
Is it somekind of GMO? But sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the London Eye incredible? There's a similar attraction going up in Orlando, Florida in the next few years. I can't wait to ride it.
ReplyDeletehaha, you said the picture is on the left when it's on the right. Also, I wonder if i could mail order some seeds for that variety of straberry/raspberry? looks tasty! love when people mess with fruits to make hybrids!
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