Baguio City Images: Strawberries

Usually I write about topics such as Baguio lodging. In this article though, I'll be discussing Baguio City more generally.

An image that comes to mind when I think of Baguio City is the image of strawberries. I remember for example how I once visited a place in Baguio where you could go out into the fields and pick the strawberries yourself. The temperature was cool, as is usually the case in that city.

You're basically surrounded by land, carved into furrows. And along these lines you find the strawberry plants. You have yourself a basket, and you wander around looking for strawberries which appear to already be ripe for picking. You place them in your basket and bring them back to a particular location where you make the necessary payment. Having armed yourself with some very fresh strawberries, you can then proceed to prepare perhaps strawberries with cream, and whether you choose sweet cream or sour cream, the result is usually quite good.

And that type of experience is only the tip of the iceberg. Since Baguio City is one of the few places where strawberries can be relatively conveniently grown in the Philippines, it takes those strawberries and tries to make the most of them. So you're not just looking at strawberries with cream. In fact, you'll probably be presented with a huge variety of products which are related to strawberries.

For example, one of the more common products is strawberry preserve. You can find it usually in glass bottles, being sold pretty much all over the city, and especially in the market. It actually makes for a pretty good sandwich filling, and I sometimes use it in a sandwich along with some cheese. Some strawberry preserve is actually better than others, so have a good look at the product before you buy. Prices also vary, depending on where you're buying and on what exactly you're buying.

Other examples of strawberry products I've either tried or seen include strawberry candy, strawberry jam, strawberry wine which actually surprised me a bit, and the list goes on. And don't even get me started on the various products carved out of wood, or created using other materials, which have a strawberry theme.

Again, strawberries are one of those images which are intricately related to the city of Baguio. A rather delicious image if you ask me. Thank you for reading this article.

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