Gariguette strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa · Berry
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The Gariguette is the connoisseur's French strawberry — a slender, elongated, conical berry with a glossy, pale orange-red skin, more coral than scarlet, that arrives in the first warm weeks of spring and is the prized early-season variety of French markets. Its reputation rests on flavour rather than looks or shelf life: an intense, sweet-tart balance and a heady, almost confected perfume that has made it the benchmark dessert strawberry in France.
Picking a good onedrag
UnderripeOverripe
Red to the capBuy itIt hulls and slices cleanly for tarts and salads, and keeps a few days in the fridge.
ColourRed over the whole surface
SmellSweet when you lift the lid
FleshFirm, barely yields
StemGreen and fresh, lying flat
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What you get from one
94%
Edible part
12 g · cap off
13 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 5× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented, never sealed wet
Airflow