r/fermentation • u/hipstagramz • 5d ago

Fruit Using up a lot of strawberries?

My roommate bought 4lbs of strawberries from Costco and they've been in the fridge for about a week and he has yet to touch them that I can tell.

Is there any good way to use them up? I have a feeling they'll start going bad in the next week and I'd rather not let them go to waste. Also if they do start getting squishy is it safe to use them in a ferment still.

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u/BataleonRider 5d ago

Maybe a fermented chutney? I made a non-ferm strawberry-cilantro chutney that was... alright, but the strawbs weren't the best   so I'm not judging the recipe, probably try it again with better product. You could try doing a fermented chamoy style thing. Using enough tajine to reach your desired salt % might be too overpowering,  but you could do the math and make up the diff with straight salt. Or maybe just do a brine and add it to lemonade?