I love this article! It’s so timely since the wild strawberries have just started to fruit in our backyard in the mountains here in Norway and I’ve been marveling over them. They have a beautiful, unique flavor that can’t compare with cultivated strawberries and it’s hard to describe the flavor to those who haven’t eaten them. A very good reminder that we’re all perfect in our own wild ways before expectations ground that out of many of us.
Thank you Deidre, I really appreciate the comment. Yes, they have such an amazing flavour that is difficult to describe. I can imagine picking them in the mountains in Norway is a wonderful experience - wishing you a bountiful harvest!
Oh great, I’ll have a read! You’re lucky to have them in the garden - we have just moved and we had to leave behind a good patch. We brought a couple of plants with us to transplant though so hopefully we’ll have some at home soon…
How wonderful, they look delicious! I've not come across wild strawberries on our Lake District walks but wild raspberries yes, every visit on a patch near Grasmere - very small and very sweet.
Thanks Lin - yeah, they are delicious! They do occur in the south too - have you seen them there? Usually on woodland edges on chalky downs. Oh yes, wild raspberries are amazing too...
Mmm, that sounds great! Yeah, all wild fruits are way better. We don't have huckleberries here, but we do have bilberries which are related - they are very tiny but delicious!
I have eaten wild strawberries! And you’re right, it’s been a while since I’ve seen any, come to think of it. Ours look very similar to yours, but are almost tasteless. Makes me wonder if they are a different variety.
Hmm, interesting! Yes, I'm sure there are several wild varieties, there is a non-native one here that tastes horrible. But the real deal is delicious and worth seeking out...
I love this article! It’s so timely since the wild strawberries have just started to fruit in our backyard in the mountains here in Norway and I’ve been marveling over them. They have a beautiful, unique flavor that can’t compare with cultivated strawberries and it’s hard to describe the flavor to those who haven’t eaten them. A very good reminder that we’re all perfect in our own wild ways before expectations ground that out of many of us.
Thank you Deidre, I really appreciate the comment. Yes, they have such an amazing flavour that is difficult to describe. I can imagine picking them in the mountains in Norway is a wonderful experience - wishing you a bountiful harvest!
I'm lucky to have tasted wild strawberries in Norfolk, Doreset and Noethumberland and yes you have described them perfectly
Thanks Mandy - that's a good map of strawberry tasting experiences!
Wild strawberries are really good 👍 🍓
Ahh so lovely! I've just written about them too. Thankfully my garden is full of them and the one I had yesterday was delicious 🥰
Oh great, I’ll have a read! You’re lucky to have them in the garden - we have just moved and we had to leave behind a good patch. We brought a couple of plants with us to transplant though so hopefully we’ll have some at home soon…
Mountain ash berries are really good too (although quite sour)
Better to be a weed than a potted plantBetter
How wonderful, they look delicious! I've not come across wild strawberries on our Lake District walks but wild raspberries yes, every visit on a patch near Grasmere - very small and very sweet.
Thanks Lin - yeah, they are delicious! They do occur in the south too - have you seen them there? Usually on woodland edges on chalky downs. Oh yes, wild raspberries are amazing too...
Now you say that I have memory of finding wild strawberries over on a walk near Beachy Head 😊
Ah yes, that would be a good spot for them!
I couldn't agree with you more!! I absolutely love wild strawberries, true wild blackberries and huckleberries over their tame versions.
I found a really large patch of bigger than normal wild strawberries one time. We ate some and left some for the critters. They were so good!
Mmm, that sounds great! Yeah, all wild fruits are way better. We don't have huckleberries here, but we do have bilberries which are related - they are very tiny but delicious!
We don't have bilerries, but I have heard good things about them.
I have eaten wild strawberries! And you’re right, it’s been a while since I’ve seen any, come to think of it. Ours look very similar to yours, but are almost tasteless. Makes me wonder if they are a different variety.
Hmm, interesting! Yes, I'm sure there are several wild varieties, there is a non-native one here that tastes horrible. But the real deal is delicious and worth seeking out...