The strawberries of Florina are a small, aromatic fruit which is particularly sensitive to transport and preservation because of size. The varieties include Tiega, Gorello, Tuft, Toro and some old Greek varieties. The Greek word for strawberry “fraoula” comes from the Italian “fragola” which means aroma. The Greek name “chamokeraso” is mentioned in Dioscorides as “chamekerasos”. The native strawberry (fragaria vesca) is self sown in Greece and produces small fragrant fruit.