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inkedmyths · 1 year ago

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Ok I'm sorry for bothering you on my own post BUT as a resident strawberry lover in the midst of my local strawberry season, climate and season have a very strong impact on strawberry flavor!

If your strawberries are sour, I'm going to guess you're probably buying them at a standard grocery store. Storebought are often lacking in flavor, and very tart. This is because they're picked before they're ripe, so they don't go bad in shipping (this is standard with most produce that travels long distances)

While strawberries are, in my experience, naturally more tart than I think people expect, when picked ripe and fresh, they are much sweeter and easier to enjoy on their own.

I live in a naturally mild and wet climate, for reference. Strawberry season is fairly short here, but when it is in season, no other strawberry compares

(DISCLAIMER: If you know the poll this is referencing/a response to THIS IS A JOKE i just really like fruit and couldn't vote on that poll so I made one I could)

#SORRY i just have passions abt strawberries #like i forget that a lot of ppl just... haven't had the joys of fresh strawberry??#where i live there's a very well known berry farm and the berry seasons are something everyone looks forward to #strawberry season here... it unlocks something. u know #ink thinks #can't speak to your strawberry situation since obv i don't know where you live but maybe its worth checking local produce?#they're a summer berry that's more common in mild areas. often coastal as well? idk im not an expert on growing stuff #i just like eating it #but i mean my advice stands for any fruit really.#if you have the opportunity to get it fresh and local. for the love of god. please do it #you support local business AND get superior delicious snacks. its a win win #actually. are strawberries distinctly. american? hold on #...huh. the answer is Kind of!#there were varieties of strawberry plant cultivated since ancient Rome but the modern strawberry owes its existence to American wild plants #fascinating.#anyways if you don't live in the americas or like. europe maybe thats why you lack the berry

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