> Ask about the frutilla blanca anywhere else in Chile and people blink their eyes, bewildered, especially if they’re under the age of 40. When I studied in Ch

> Ask about the frutilla blanca anywhere else in Chile and people blink their eyes, bewildered, especially if they’re under the age of 40. When I studied in Chile a decade ago, everyone knew about this. They were quite proud of being part of the origin of the modern strawberry. I never did find any white strawberries myself though. Also, Frézier's name is amusingly a homonym of the name for the strawberry plant in French (fraisier), and not only that, but etymologically comes from the word for strawberry itself (https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lepoint.fr%2Factualites-sciences-sante%2Fl-espion-qui-ramena-sa-fraise%2F1055%2F0%2F268153#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%...)