pineberry

Compared to the large strawberries Americans are accustomed to, the pineberry is very small.

First, there was the pineberry, the small white strawberry that tastes like a pineapple.

The pineberry originated in South America and was then later brought over to France.

The pineberry has been marketed to European restaurants, bakeries and wholesale markets.

The berry has been dubbed "pineberry" for the UK market where it became available in 2011.

Telegraph garden shop: Pineberry 'White Dream'

Unlike the pineberry, these however are Fragaria vesca cultivars; the strawberries these plants produce are generally smaller and more fragrant.

The pineberry was sold commercially in the U.S. for the first time in 2012 between mid-May and June, having been sold in several locations in New York.