List of strawberry dishes facts for kids

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Strawberries are super popular fruits used in many yummy dishes, foods, and even drinks! This article will tell you all about some of the most popular ways people enjoy strawberries, from sweet desserts to refreshing treats.

Strawberry Dishes

Strawberries are a main ingredient in many delicious foods around the world. Here are some of them:

Sweet Strawberry Treats

• Bubu Lubu: This is a popular candy from Mexico. It has a soft strawberry and marshmallow filling, all covered in chocolate. It's made by a company called Barcel.
• Chocolate Covered Strawberries: These are simply fresh strawberries dipped in melted chocolate. They are a sweet and easy treat!
• Eton Mess: This is a traditional English dessert. It's a mix of strawberries, crunchy pieces of meringue (a sweet, crispy baked egg white dessert), and cream. It's often served at a famous cricket game in England.
• Fraisier: This is a classic French cake. It's made with fresh strawberries, a light sponge cake called genoise, and cream. The word "fraise" means strawberry in French!
• Pavlova: This is a special cake from Australia and New Zealand. It's usually decorated with whipped cream and fresh soft fruits like kiwifruit, passionfruit, and, of course, strawberries.
• Strawberry Cake: This is a cake where strawberries are a main ingredient. It can be a simple sponge cake with strawberries or a more fancy layered cake.
• Strawberry Cheesecake: This is a cheesecake that features strawberries. The strawberries can be mixed into the cake itself or used as a delicious topping.
• Strawberry Delight: This is a type of dessert salad often found in the United States, especially in the southern states and some rural areas of Minnesota.
• Strawberry Ice Cream: This is a classic flavor of ice cream made with real strawberries or strawberry flavoring. People have been enjoying strawberry ice cream since at least 1813 in the U.S.!
• Strawberry Jam: This is a sweet spread made mostly from strawberries, sugar, and sometimes corn syrup. It's often sealed in jars so it can be stored for a long time. You can put it on toast or use it in baking.
• Strawberry Parfait: A parfait is a layered dessert, and a strawberry parfait has strawberries layered with cream, yogurt, or other sweet ingredients.
• Strawberry Pie: This pie is mostly made of strawberries, sugar, and a pie crust. Sometimes, gelatin is added to help it set. About 70% of the pie's weight can be strawberries! It's often served with whipped cream or ice cream.
• Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: This pie has a filling made from both strawberries and rhubarb. Rhubarb is a plant that tastes a bit tart, so it makes a nice sweet and sour combination with the strawberries.
• Strawberry Shortcake: This dessert has been around since at least 1588 in England! It's made with special biscuits called shortcakes. These are split open, and the bottom half is covered with strawberries, their juice, and whipped cream.
• Strawberry Sundae: A sundae is a type of ice cream dessert, and a strawberry sundae uses strawberries as a main ingredient, often with whipped cream and other toppings.
• Strawberry Tart: This is a type of tart (an open pastry with a filling) that uses strawberries as a main ingredient, often arranged beautifully on top.
• Tanghulu: This is a traditional Chinese snack of candied fruit. Some versions are made using candied strawberries, which gives them a shiny, sweet coating.

Strawberry Beverages

Strawberries are also used to make refreshing drinks!

• Strawberry Juice: This is simply juice made from strawberries. You can drink it on its own or use it as an ingredient in other drinks and foods.

See also

• List of fruit dishes
• List of strawberry topics
• Strawberry Festival
• Strawberry sauce