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Strawberry

Strawberries, often mistaken for fruits, are actually the enlarged receptacle of a flower and have a rich history linked to love and passion since Ancient Greece. They are packed with health benefits, including brain protection, improved insulin sensitivity, and cancer-fighting properties. Strawberries can be enjoyed in various culinary ways, such as in jams, desserts, or paired with cream.

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Strawberry

Strawberries, often mistaken for fruits, are actually the enlarged receptacle of a flower and have a rich history linked to love and passion since Ancient Greece. They are packed with health benefits, including brain protection, improved insulin sensitivity, and cancer-fighting properties. Strawberries can be enjoyed in various culinary ways, such as in jams, desserts, or paired with cream.

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Strawberry

The taste of love


What are strawberries?
Strawberries are one of the most loved healthy
foods in this world, but probably you don’t
know that they are not exactly a fruit, indeed
they are the enlarged receptacle of a flower.

June is the best


time to pick fresh
What is their story?
Since Ancient Greece, wild strawberries were the fruit of love and also
of passion, because there was a specific myth regarding the love
story between Aphrodite and Adonis, transformed into a tragedy by
Ares. The myth tells that from Aphrodite's tears at the death of her
lover, small plants were born, namely strawberry plants.
In the Middle Ages it was
considered a forbidden
fruit due to its
In the 16th century
aphrodisiac taste. they were
cultivated in some areas of
France and were used to
Do they have benefits for our health?

The healthy benefits of strawberries are plentiful. They naturally


deliver vitamins, fiber, and particularly high levels of antioxidants. This
is a list of them:

Brain health protection;

Improve insulin sensitivity;

Skin protection ;

Boost your memory;

Help to fight cancer;

Lowered risk of cardiovascular diseases.


How do you cook strawberries?
As we already knew
strawberries are use in
vary different ways, for
instance to produce jam.
In United Kingdom, during the
Wimbledon tennis tournament,
a typical fresh snack are
strawberries and cream.
In Sweden they are a traditional
dessert served on Midsummer’s
Other ways?
In Greece they are sprinkled
with sugar and dipped in
Metaxa (Greek brandy), always
as a dessert.

In our country the


most common way
to eat them is with
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