Description
Truskawka Kaszubska PDO is a strawberry found in the varieties destined for direct consumption (dessert) Elsanta and Honeoye and the variety intended for processing Senga Sengana.
Production Area
Truskawka kaszubska PDO is produced in the Kartuski, Koscierski and Bytowski districts, as well as in the municipalities of Przywidz, Wejherowo, Luzino, Szemud, Linia, Leczyce and Cewice.
Production Method
The fruit is picked by hand when it is ripe, properly developed, sound, fresh, firm, whole, undamaged, not crushed or dampened, clean and free of mould and plant protection product residues. The strawberries should be planted in a row, every 20-35 cm. Cultivation techniques like intensive fertilisation are not permissible.
Appearance and Flavour
The varieties Elsanta and Honeoye have at least 18 mm in diameter, ranging from rounded conical to conical in shape, with stalk. The conical shape of the Honeoye variety is narrowing at the calyx to form a neck. The skin of the Esanta variety is light-red in colour, glossy, with fairly even colouring. The flesh ranges from pale-pink to light-red in colour. The variety Honeoye has a colour ranging from red to dark red, even spread over the entire surface, with a high gloss. The flesh is a fairly even light-red colour. For both varieties the flesh is juicy and very firm. The variety intended for processing Senga Sengana has various sizes, it is broad and conical with truncated top, heart-shaped, heart-shaped/spherical and spherical/rounded, with or without stalk. The colour ranges from intense red to dark-red, evenly spread over the entire surface. The flesh is a fairly even intense red color and it is firm, juicy or very juicy and slightly hard. For all the varieties the taste is sweet, aromatic, balanced and reminiscent of wood strawberry.
History
Historically, it is said that the cultivation of strawberries in Kashubia was introduced in the 1920s and 1930s. The high quality and increasing popularity of the strawberries led to the expansion of strawberry fields over the course of more than half a century, causing them to become an integral part of the Kashubian landscape. In the early 1970s, it was decided that a Strawberry-Picking Festival should be organised once a year the first Sunday in July. The festival has visitor numbers in the tens of thousands. The reputation of Truskawka Kaszubska PDO is confirmed by numerous articles and pieces of evidence demonstrating that the product has become part of the culture and identity of the inhabitants of Kashubia.
Gastronomy
The Truskawka Kaszubska PDO is a very delicate fruit that resists for a short period of time after the harvest. The strawberry mousse Kremowe Malënë is a traditional product of the Pomerania region made with the The Truskawka Kaszubska PDO strawberries.
Marketing
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Distinctive Features
The poor soils and harsh climate of the Kashubian Lake District have the effect of delaying the time of flowering of the strawberries and shortening the growing season. Exposure to natural factors, in particular the harsh climate, has a positive influence on the formation and ripening of the Truskawka Kaszubska PDO strawberries.
