Oh yeah, I know exactly what you're talking about. It looks like a perfect strawberry, no blemish, no nothing, it may even smell a little like strawberry, right? But - it is now weird, alien abomination that made its way into your fridge. Beware, GalenKP! These imposters are vicious or maybe they're just bad not tasting at all.
I have avoided buying strawberries for years because of the very same experience. This year was the first that in the height of strawberry season we got some that were actually really good.
I hope you'll find good strawberries next time. Don't give up on them. They're yummie!
Yep, smelled right, looked right...was fucken all wrong from a taste perspective!
I've been strawberry picking in the past and they were awesome, grew my own too (not in sufficient quantities though) but for sure have been very disappointed with what's available in the shops. Due to their low sugar content it's one of the only fruits I eat so good tasting ones are important to me. On this occasion, nope, not good
Talking low sugar and yummie - I loooooove mixed berries during summer: Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries - all of them together, they're so very good. In fact, I got hooked on them while living down under. And I still love them to this day.
I hope you'll find some that taste as good as they look.
Yep, that's a legit combination. I often have strawberries and blueberries with a low sugar yoghurt and sprinkled granola on top. A good breakfast.
(I love raspberries but too high in sugar to have more than a few now and then.)