14 things you didn't know about Strawberries !!

There is nothing like the first detection of the sweet season ripe strawberries in your local farmer's market. This year, the warm weather arrives slowly in some parts of the country, which means that strawberries might still be green. But the color should not stop you buying: Strawberries are green hot pie. Chefs use fresh, ripe strawberries and vinegar in everything from salads, cakes. If you prefer your red and juicy fruit, it is likely that in the majority. However, you like them, we bet strawberry knowledge has not been run this deep - to date:

1. Strawberries are the only fruit that carry their seeds on the outside. The average Bay is decorated with about 200 of them. No wonder it only takes one bite to get seeds stuck in your teeth.
2. Strawberries are not real fruit such as blueberries or grapes. Technically, a bay is within its seeds. And to be technical über each strawberry seed is considered by botanists as a separate fruit. Whoa, meta!
3. Strawberries are members of the Rosaceae family. In case you come to a bush growth, see: smell as good as they taste.
4. Strawberry is a perennial. This means that if you plant now, will be back next year and the next and the year after. You can not bear fruit immediately, but once you do, it will remain productive for about five years.
5. Americans consume an average of three books-and-a-half of fresh strawberries each year. It is about five pounds if you count frozen. In one study, more than half of the nine-year-old picked strawberries as their favorite fruit. They are gentle in nature!
6. Belgium has a museum dedicated to strawberries. In the gift shop at the Museum of Strawberry (Strawberry Museum), you can buy everything from strawberry jam to strawberry beer.
7. Native Americans ate strawberries long before European settlers arrived. As a first result of the spring, which were delicious, freshly picked and cooked cornbread.
8. The Romans thought strawberries medicinal properties. They use it to treat everything from depression to fever fainting, kidney stones, bad breath and sore throat
9. Sex and strawberries? In France, where it is considered an aphrodisiac, strawberries served to newlyweds in the traditional wedding breakfast sweet soup as creamy.
10. Strawberries are supposed to help reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers. They are low in calories and rich in vitamins C, B6, K, fiber, folic acid, potassium and amino acids.
11. Strawberries contain high levels of nitrate. This has been shown to increase blood flow and oxygen to the muscles. Research suggests that people who charge on strawberries before exercise have more resistance and burn more calories.
12. California produces 80% of the strawberries in the U.S. They grow about 2 million pounds of fruit in the shape of heart a year. All U.S. states and every province in Canada grows your account.
13. To store fresh strawberries, wash and cut the stem off. However, if you keep in the refrigerator for a few days to wait before eating clean. Rinse accelerates deterioration.
14. Strawberries also be pickled. Especially when picked green or immature. If the fruits are ripe, make jam!

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