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Pineberries: Where can I get them?

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  • 31-03-2010 5:07pm
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    ldxo15wus6fpgm
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    Just seen these bad boys on the BBC news site, they're a hybrid between strawberries and pineapples. I have a hankering for them, does anyone know where you can get them?
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    rubadub
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    :eek: crazy looking things. Dunno where to get them but I want them! do they taste of pineapples too?

    EDIT: If it was tomorrow I would be thinking april fools.
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-1262312/Pineapple-strawberries-sale-Pineberries-cream-new-summer-treat.html
    they do taste of pineapples.
    Seeing their juicy red flesh in the shops is a sign that summer is on its way.

    But this year your strawberries could be as white as the cream poured over them, after a new variety went on sale today.

    The pineberry is said to combine the shape and texture of a strawberry with a flavour and smell closer to that of a pineapple.


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    Mellor
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    I came accross them to via yahoo news. I must say I really want some.
    Lorelei Plain Queen wrote: »
    Just seen these bad boys on the BBC news site, they're a hybrid between strawberries and pineapples.
    Read the article again, they aren't a hybrid. They actually occur naturally in the wild and are from south america. They were nearly extinct a few years ago, but dutch farmers managed to save them via greenhouse growing.
    rubadub wrote: »
    :eek: crazy looking things. Dunno where to get them but I want them! do they taste of pineapples too?
    They only have a 5 week season, so you'll be lucky to get any.


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    ldxo15wus6fpgm
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    Mellor wrote: »
    I came accross them to via yahoo news. I must say I really want some.


    Read the article again, they aren't a hybrid. They actually occur naturally in the wild and are from south america. They were nearly extinct a few years ago, but dutch farmers managed to save them via greenhouse growing.

    They only have a 5 week season, so you'll be lucky to get any.

    Well I'd trust BBC news over Yahoo any day :P


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    Krusty_Clown
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    Right...
    ho hum...


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