Are strawberries supposed to be sour?

@lady1993 (27225)
Philippines
July 18, 2018 5:54am CST
All the strawberries i have eaten are a bit on the sour side. I have always thought they were supposed to be sweet. Maybe it is just not suited for our country? I also tried the ones from Hong Kong.
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 Jul 18
an officemate once bought strawberries from baguio. i was surprised at how big and sweet they were. but yeah, the ones i've always had are small and sour.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
how big? maybe that is an indication of its taste too
ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
18 Jul 18
I was told that the Japanese strawberry are sweet. So far the ones that I eat are sour as well.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
Yeah.. if i see one i'll definitely buy some
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
@id_peace yeah, a bit... it is a risk every time
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
20 Jul 18
But they are expensive and what if they are not as sweet as we are been told?
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130064)
• India
19 Jul 18
I have tasted sour strawberries. But you can do away with the sourness if you add some sweetened whipped cream
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130064)
• India
20 Jul 18
@lady1993 That must have tasted delicious
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
I just made a smoothie out of it and mixed a can of condensed milk
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L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
18 Jul 18
They should grow great in your warm country-- try to find out the Season time for them there. In Canada it's late June/July
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
I thought they grow better in cold countries like Japan
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L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Jul 18
@lady1993 I'd have to check that out. They may need the cold winters to grow well later in the summer.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
19 Jul 18
I bought a strawberry before and it's also sour.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
is it from Baguio? but it's cold there so fruits may be more delicious
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
20 Jul 18
@lady1993 yes it's from Baguio.. I don't know why it's tasted sour, maybe it's not ripe
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BANKIM
@banksim (5203)
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18 Jul 18
they contain lot of vitamin c
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
that they do
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BANKIM
@banksim (5203)
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20 Jul 18
youless
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Jul 18
No. The good strawberries are juicy and sweet.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
30 Jul 18
all i've had are bad then
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solxee
@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
10 Aug 18
Try again. Sweet strawberries will make you forget your name. hehe
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
14 Aug 18
If i see another sweet looking one.. not in the near future though, it's not very common where i live
anamika
@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
19 Jul 18
Maybe grown with salty water..
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
then it should be salty
Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
18 Jul 18
The one's I have also very sour
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
you can try and make a smoothie with it
Diana
@dya80dya (33524)
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18 Jul 18
This year the strawberries were only sour. I couldn't eat them.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
maybe you can mix it and make a smoothie?
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Diana
@dya80dya (33524)
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20 Jul 18
@lady1993 Yes. I mixed them with banana.
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august
@august18 (3907)
• Tunisia
19 Jul 18
Strawberries here are also sour.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
that is sad to hear
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Daniel
@tdaniel (1)
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19 Jul 18
It depends on where you bought it from and whether it is ripe. Once suggestion is to keep the strawberries in the fridge first and only take it out and eat it when required - this may make it taste sweeter.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
thanks, i'll keep that it mind
Arya
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
I love strawberries. They taste sweet.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
10 Aug 18
where did you buy them?
maezee
@maezee (41997)
• United States
18 Jul 18
I think thats normal!
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
I guess it depends on where it is grown
topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
18 Jul 18
It depends mainly of the kind of strawberries. The smallest ones, issued from wild wood European strawberries are the sweetest. Big strawberries, issued from an American species are rarely good.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
Oh, I thought there was only one ind of strawberry.. thanks for the info
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Jul 18
Strawberry taste can depend on the soil they were grown in.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
Yeah, i guess it needs cold soil
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Frederick Espiritu
@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
18 Jul 18
I am not a fan of strawberries. I've tasted them from time to time but the taste doesn't satisfy me.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
my mom loves them, so when i see strawberries that look delicious, i buy them
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