The strawberry season has resumed, for our greatest happiness! But how do you know if the strawberries you plan to buy are ripe enough? Here is the response of this chef.
Strawberries? We love them! Whether you eat them in their simplest device, with a little honey or whipped cream, in delicious verrines or simply in a sweet Gaspacho when they are too ripe, They make the taste buds happy young and older.
Only, strawberries are also difficult to keep fruits. They tend not to be ripe enough, then to be matured in 24 hours Before eventually ends up in less time than you need to say. So how do you know if the strawberries you are going to buy are ripe or not? Here is the response of the French chief Guy Krenzer.
Strawberries, fruit whose season has already started
It is often wrongly believed that strawberries are summer fruits. But in reality, The strawberry season is wide, even very large. The first, the Gariguettes, offer their fruits From April. They then give them throughout the summer.
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But what we know less is that strawberries can be harvested until September, even October For certain varieties. You can enjoy the last strawberries in the fall, In particular thanks to climbing or rising species.
On the other hand, regardless of the period of the strawberry season, the problem that arises is always the same. How to know if your strawberries are sufficiently ripe to buy or consume them ? We give you the opinion of Guy Krenzer.
How do you know if your strawberries are ripe and ready to taste?
For French chef Guy Krenzer, there is no doubt. There is two imperative elements To find out if a strawberry is ripe. The first point is most obvious: its color. Indeed, a strawberry still green or too white near its tail will actually be consumed in the immediate future. It simply lacks maturity.
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On the other hand, when the strawberry is very red and the line near the leaves is no longer white or green, you can go. The other point to observe is The shape of the strawberries. Indeed, if the leaves are completely flat and difficult to take up, Strawberries are not ripe enough.
But as soon as the strawberries form a crown, easily lifted, they are ripe. There will only be one element to check: Taste! Enjoy your food.
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