JAGODE

Divlje jagode u medicini su upotrebljavali još stari Rimljani, a u 14. i 15. stoljeću počeli su ih uzgajati i u gradskim vrtovima i spominjati u samostanskim rukopisima. Prve vrtne jagode koje poznajemo danas posađene su u francuskoj Bretanji u drugoj polovici 18. stoljeća, kada su jednu od europskih sorti uspješno križali s jagodama iz Čilea.

Sirove suhe jagode pogodne su kao samostalna grickalica, a mogu se upotrebljavati isto kao svježe – u pahuljicama za doručak, pecivima, za nadjeve, napitke, pripremu sirovih slastica i slično.

Izvrsne su u kombinaciji sa čokoladom, kokosom ili različitim orašastim plodovima.

Mljevene u prahu mogu se upotrebljavati za naglašavanje okusa jagode u različitim jelima, njima možemo obojiti biskvite, ljetne napitke, možemo ih posuti po sladoledu ili umiješati u sorbet.

Uzgoj je najrašireniji u SAD-u, Turskoj i Španjolskoj, iako je po neslužbenim procjenama daleko na prvom mjestu Kina.

Na svijetu se godišnje uzgoji više od 4,5 milijuna tona jagoda.

Rastu posvuda, osim na Novom Zelandu, u Australiji i Africi

In 1970, in Wépion, Belgium, a museum was opened dedicated specifically to strawberries.

They are the only fruit variety with seeds growing on the outside.

The seeds (each fruit has approximately 200 seeds) are used in the cosmetic industry; whereas the fruit itself is also perfect for making home-made face masks, peelings and creams.

At the Wimbledon Tennis Championship in Great Britain, which is held during the strawberry season, strawberries (topped with cream) have become somewhat a traditional snack, and it is said that during this time as much as 28 thousand kilograms of strawberries are consumed.

In 1970, in Wépion, Belgium, a museum was opened dedicated specifically to strawberries.

They are the only fruit variety with seeds growing on the outside.

The seeds (each fruit has approximately 200 seeds) are used in the cosmetic industry; whereas the fruit itself is also perfect for making home-made face masks, peelings and creams.

At the Wimbledon Tennis Championship in Great Britain, which is held during the strawberry season, strawberries (topped with cream) have become somewhat a traditional snack, and it is said that during this time as much as 28 thousand kilograms of strawberries are consumed.