New “Black Pearl Strawberries” Spark New Social Media Food Craze
A rare and delicious variety of dark purple, almost black strawberries has sparked a new food craze in China, with people paying up to $45 per pound to try them.
The “Beautiful Princess” of Strawberries Costs Up to $350 Per Piece
Bijin-Hime, aka ‘Beautiful Princess’, is a Japanese strawberry variety that is perfectly shaped and colored and offers an unmatched flavor. It also costs up to $350 a piece, making it one of the world’s most expensive fruits. Developed by Mikio Okuda, a Japanese farmer with over 45 years of experience growing strawberries, over 15 years […]
Nation-Wide Scare as Metal Needles Are Found in Strawberries All Over Australia
Australia’s strawberry industry has been brought to its knees after reports of sharp needles found in store-bought strawberries have been coming in from all the six of the country’s states. So far, no one knows who is behind this act of “agroterrorism” or what their motives are. What started as an isolated case in Queensland, […]
White Jewel – The Japanese White Strawberries Worth Their Weight in Gold
Most people have never even seen, let alone tasted, white strawberries, but they’ve been a staple of the Japanese luxury fruit market for years. The Asian country actually has several varieties of white strawberries, among which the White Jewel, or Shiroi Houseki stands out as the rarest and most expensive. White Jewel strawberries were created […]