2. In November 2009 it was registered as a Protected
Geographical Indication (PGI) in the EU.
Its skin is dark red, glossy, and the flesh is very red
when cut. Kashubian strawberries are very sweet.
In Kashubia, a part of Pomerania region, there are
large strawberry fields.
Poland is the fifth largest horticultural producer in
European Union after Spain, Italy, France and
Germany.
3. PROPERTIES
Strawberries have been used to treat skin problems
and sun burns.
They contain a lot of vitamins (C, A, B1, B2 and
PP), iron, calcium, phospforus.
They protect from anaemia, strenghten bones and
teeth. They improve metabolism and heart.