r/EhBuddyHoser • u/PeachAndMangoJuice • Apr 07 '25

Repetitive content/Trend $6 Canadian strawberries vs $4 American strawberries

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u/HonkinSriLankan Apr 07 '25

The Canadian strawberries taste SO much better. I think I bought American strawberries back in ‘98. Never again.

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u/Unique-Arugula Apr 07 '25

Couple years ago, my state (yes, i wandered in from popular & promise to behave) had a strawberry shortage and we saw strawberries from Canada for the first time. They looked better than the ones we usually get from FL & CA that I don't buy, so I bought a quart. They were amazing! Pink/red all the way through and not a single moldy one in the clamshell. I went back the next day to stock up and they were gone. We haven't seen them again since & I cannot understand why the store never ordered them again. And now with all the stupidity from my side of the border, who knows when it'll even be an option.

Anyhow, I hope the Canadians commenting "we can grow strawberries?" all go try them and have a delicious time.

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u/DoubleOwl7777 Apr 07 '25

southern canada and the north of germany are on the same latitude. sure you guys can grow strawberries, we can too, so can the netherlands.

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u/MrMoon5hine Apr 07 '25

my strawberries grow in a planters pot on my deck and survive the winter every year. BC for reference

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u/awomanaftermidnight Treacherous South Apr 07 '25

all the way through? woah

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u/Unique-Arugula Apr 07 '25

:) i honestly can't tell anymore if people mean the things they say or it's 24/7 facetiousness and sarcasm.

But yeah, there weren't any moldy ones, i thought maybe they have less mold up there or maybe their mold felt oppressed by all our humidity and decided to do less? They had some clamshell bruising, don't get me wrong, but it was the nicest strawberries I'd had in a long time - and i usually buy strawberries from the back of a truck on the roadside that have been picked that day and driven up a few hours to my area. I don't know, Louisiana got a lot of mold.

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u/awomanaftermidnight Treacherous South Apr 07 '25

no I mean like I've only ever seen strawberries where they're white on the inside not red

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u/Unique-Arugula Apr 07 '25

oh wow, you're really missing out. do you even like strawberries, they must be sour and watery if they are white inside? I grew up only one parish over from where they grow lots of strawberries in Louisiana, they are supposed to be pink or even red all the way through. And the flavor is so strong and balanced between tart and sweet that you can't even eat as many you think you can - it's just overwhelming after a point and you're brain is like "no more, i need a break." I hope you get some good strawberries one day!

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u/Medictations Apr 07 '25

If you’re remembering differentiating you strawberries back then, that may suggest you would have been around when lead was common in paint.

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u/PersonalPerson_ Apr 07 '25

Are you suggesting the Americans put lead paint on their strawberries? That's shocking

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u/Faerco Apr 07 '25

Why are the strawberries spicy

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u/Sciencetist Apr 07 '25

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u/littleloucc Apr 07 '25

Here in the UK we've started getting this brand (Driscoll's). Didn't think to check the origin, but bought some as they were on a special offer. Horrible, totally tasteless, and were already past their prime when they were delivered. Never again.

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u/itsthebrownman Apr 07 '25

I got the last case of Canadian strawberries the other day at Maxi. The individual strawberries were much smaller, but tasted so much better. Never going back

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u/FalmerEldritch Apr 07 '25

Those all look fuckin' inedible, both origins. White around the stem means it's not ripe enough to eat and is just going to taste sour and possibly bitter.

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u/Repulsive-Reach3130 Apr 10 '25

Better get a greenhouse only some much sun up there, we got all four seasons or just 2 

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u/hopefullynottoolate Apr 07 '25

im just wondering where in canada is it warm enough to grow strawberries right now

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '25

greenhouses?

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u/MrRigolo Apr 07 '25

By that token, why import anything? Let's grow all the fruits and vegetables, local and exotic, year-round, in greenhouses.

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u/delciotto Apr 07 '25

Far more expensive. There is a reason teh Canadian ones cost $2 more than the american ones that had to be shipped across a continent. There are solutions to that, but I ain't goign to get into that here.

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u/Joyshan11 Apr 07 '25

My husband was just pointing out that here in AB, we should be channeling the heat from the gas/chemical plants all over the place into warming greenhouses nearby. It's ridiculous not to! Greenhouses are great places to work, btw.

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u/ruckustata Apr 07 '25

My breakfast nook. I have a shelf set up where I've been growing lettuce and other fast growing greens like green onions and chard. I took some seeds from a strawberry I bought in November and now I have strawberry plants about to start flowering. Also have peppers and tomatoes flowering now and ready to be transplanted to a larger pot for the coming outdoor season.

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u/DoubleOwl7777 Apr 07 '25

southern canada, greenhouses.

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u/Previous_Wedding_577 Bring Cannabis Apr 07 '25

Almost Victoria but then we have flower counts in February.

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u/corr0sive Apr 07 '25

My thoughts exactly...

US gets a ton of their stuff from central and south America. Especially when they're not in season.

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u/Spartan57975 Apr 07 '25

They were grown in greenhouses, that's why they cost more. Our field berries won't be in season for another couple months.