Strawberry

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Strawberries are the most popular berry in the world and among the sweetest, with ripe fresh fruit combining fruity, caramel, spice, and green notes; some cultivars have a strong pineapple character. Wild strawberries share flavor notes with wild grapes and can have a distinct spicy clove quality. Strawberries pair harmoniously with warm sweet spices and other fruits, and their natural candy-like sweetness comes through especially well with sugar or dairy, including cream, yogurt, fresh cheeses, and buttery pastry.

Pairs well with strawberry

• CiOrangeStrawberries Romanoff, created by chef Marie-Antoine Carême for Tsar Alexander I, marinates hulled strawberries in equal parts orange…
• FrTomatoStrawberries and tomatoes share several flavor compounds, notably the "strawberry furanone" identified by food scientists in the 1990s,…
• WoAlmondA sauce of blended strawberries, confectioners' sugar, Amaretto, and water makes a sweet-sharp topping for ice cream or Madeira cake.
• SpCinnamonStrawberry and cinnamon, both associated with fairground flavors, combine well warmed together, as in a strawberry-jam-and-cinnamon…
• RoChocolateChocolate-dipped strawberries are a well-known pairing but not universally admired, often criticized as an overused, unimaginative…
• CrCoconutFrench chef Michel Bras sets halved, sliced strawberries into coconut cream to make an elegant terrine, a restrained take on a pairing…
• BeMintTorn mint, a little lemon juice and a pinch of sugar can amplify strawberry's natural sweetness.
• GrAniseAnise suits strawberries well, whether ground with sugar and sprinkled over them, folded into a sauce or jam, or used to flambé the…
• FfVanillaA classic pairing seen in millefeuille (vanilla pastry cream and strawberries) and glazed fruit tarts, as well as in Neapolitan ice…
• GrAvocadoStrawberry can replace vinegar in a vinaigrette-style dressing for avocado, strawberries puréed with a mix of olive and sunflower oil,…
• FrPineappleStrawberry's acidity makes it one of the fruits that pair especially well with pineapple, alongside raspberries and orange juice, some…
• GrCucumberIn provincial France, a traditional wedding-breakfast soup combined strawberry with borage, an herb with a cucumber-like flavor, along…
• ChSoft CheeseStrawberries carry buttery, creamy and subtly cheesy notes, which helps explain why they pair so naturally with cream and cheesecake; they…
• WoHazelnutRoasted hazelnut's deep but not overpowering flavor pairs well with strawberry, letting the fruit's flavor show through in a way chocolate…
• FrGrapeThe strawberry grape (fragola uva, known in the US as Isabella) has a pronounced strawberry flavor and can be mixed with Prosecco to make…
• FfRaspberryRaspberry has a classic, sophisticated flavor that pairs well with chocolate and vanilla, while strawberry, though it seems like a natural…
• FrRhubarbA standard US pairing, rarely absent from a rhubarb pie or tart.
• CrPeachBoth peach and strawberry contain dairy-like flavor notes that give them a natural affinity for cream, making either delicious simply…
• CrMelonMelon fritters with strawberry sauce are a known French pairing, though melon's flavor tends to survive deep-frying better than its…