A friend recently went to Japan and was telling me about the purchasing of his fruit, including strawberries! They seem to have manufactured the most perfect tasting and looking strawb. This pricked my ears and sounded like the ‘Chanel’ of strawberry buying- top of the range, an absolute classic delicacy and the photos show they even present strawberries in cushioned boxes, like buying a piece of jewellery.

Japan is now added to my bucket list of places to go! BUT in the meantime, the UK will have to do. Fortunately one of our newest local suppliers who sources the highest quality and most ethically locally grown produce for our sector, ‘chefs farm’  sources the best from the new forest. These Japanese variety of super sweet strawberries, grown in the new forest, are the bees knees of winter strawberries. Aroma heavy and Brix average of 11, they are mind blowing!  A different product all together from traditional strawberries, these are a delicacy and regardless of skin colour are exceptionally sweet.

I can’t wait to try these and see what all the hype is about!

Blog post by: Jess