Colaba-based pastry chef Flavia Lewis of Salt by Flavia, shares her secret. “As soon as the strawberry season begins, which is October these days, we start stocking the fruit. The ones that get quashed or cannot be used as whole fruit, like the ends of the fruit that are left while cutting, are pickled. We keep collecting the strawberries this way and preserve them in a pickled form,” she says.

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Once the season has ended or her kitchen has a sizeable amount saved up, they cook down the strawberries to make strawberry coulis. “We use it to make our two desserts: peanut butter jelly and Eton mess cheesecake. This coulis is fruity, sweet and tangy,” the chef says. 

Chef Flavia Lewis

Ghatkopar-based home chef Madhavi Modha of Annapurna Bakery and Cookery Class, orders strawberries in bulk from Mahabaleshwar’s farms and deep-freezes them. She is thorough in her process; she deep-cleans and dries the berries properly. “Depending on the order, I make strawberry compote or jam to make the dessert.” Her strawberry tart, strawberry cheesecake and strawberry cake are quite popular. Thanks to puree, coulis, compote and jams; the chefs are making sure that we don’t miss strawberry delicacies.

Strawberry buttercream cake

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Where to get your strawberry fix
>> Strawberry with cream
At: Little Loco Pops, Shop no 1, Blue Jewel Apartment, Ahimsa Marg, near Inorbit Mall, Malad West
Call: 9152205969
Cost: Rs 135

Chef Madhavi Modha

>> Strawberry cheesecake
At: Grandmama’s Cafe, Juhu Tara road no. 5, Juhu
Call: 7400092994 
Cost: Rs 300

>> Strawberry cream cheese exotic pocket waffle
At: Pancake Station 
Log on to: Zomato 
Cost: Rs 236 onwards

>> Chocolate strawberry cake
At: Cake Centre-The Dessert Maker, shop no. 2, Khwaja Manzil, SV Road, Madam Wadi, Bandra West
Call: 9137517913 
Cost: Rs 500

>> Strawberry milkshake 
At: Haji Ali Juice Centre, Breach Candy
Call: 23510957
Cost: Rs 210