Unripe Strawberries at Highlands Apiary
To some, one of the highlands to a trip to Cameron Highlands is a visit to a strawberry farm. Most of these farms are naturally outside town where there is more space. Fortunately, I was already at a strawberry farm after my grueling hike. The Highlands Apiary has a large sign along the main road saying to “pick your own strawberries”. To some this might be an enticing idea since you don’t get to pick strawberries anytime, so it is more of a novel activity.
Strawberry Farm at Highlands Apiary
One of the largest structures in the Highlands Apiary are row upon row of strawberry plants. Some of the plant are already bearing fruit while most of the other have already been picked clean. If you do see a strawberry still attached to the plant, it is most probably still unripe. The staff will give you a plastic tray where you can put your harvested strawberries in and you bring them inside to weigh them.
It is doubtful that you will know how to choose your strawberries and chances are they will be sour. How do I know? I bought a few trays in town and brought them back to Singapore, to my embarassment, they were “super sour” according to a friend of mine. So much for a making a good impression. At least, I can always blame the shopowners for that, I didn’t pick those.
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