Places to buy dried strawberries?

[The Broken Jester]

Hey all,
I've been trying to find somewhere in Toronto that sells (preferably bulk supplies of) dried or freeze-dried or dehydrated strawberries. I've already tried Costco, and Bulk Barn says they've discontinued their sales. Any suggestions?

[Benniep]

I found them at the Nuthouse on Bloor near Lansdowne...its my fav bulk food store in the city. Have never gotten anything bad there, have lots of organic options and prices are way more reasonable then Whole Foods...highly recommend it!

[FrancoD]

I can almost guarantee you will find them in Kensington market.

If not, try the bulk store on the Danforth near Pape. If they don't have it, your next bet is to try a bigger chain like the bulk barn (as everyone above mentioned).

Good luck!
Franco

[0ntar10]

After MUCH searching, I have discovered a potentially excellent source for a wide variety of freeze-dried fruits/veggies, and the products are offered in 2 sizes.

From my research, the place to find these types of products are companies geared towards people preparing for emergencies, so don't be alarmed by the website link I've included below. This is one of the few such sites in Canada, and the only one I know of in Ontario, so shipping will be reasonable; there are lots of websites like this in the States.

I've just placed an order myself for all of their berry varieties as well as broccoli and green beans, and I should be receiving them in 5-7 business days. In case you were wondering, my search for these products was two-fold: 1) My boyfriend has just started making macarons and wanted to try making fruit-flavoured ones; 2) I have a dog and freeze-dried stuff from the pet store is pretty expensive.

I will post on the taste of these products once I've received them if anyone expresses interest, although I will not be doing comparative taste testing against other brands. The company listed below is located in Clinton, Ontario and the phone operator was very pleasant and helpful.

http://www.providencesupplies.com/

[knusprig]

Tavaso (Tavazo) - in Thornhill (Yonge/Clark) and Richmond Hill also carry them. Please phone ahead to confirm.

Knusprig

[albanis]

You can also get them at the Nuthouse on Bloor Street (near Lansdowne), they are organic, I just got some and they're really tasty.

[Toronto Fastfoodie]

I am revitalizing this strand as I got addicted to adding freeze-dried strawberries to my crunchy snack mix while in Fla. I like when they are completely dry and crunchy vs. chewy. Anyone see them anywhere lately?

http://runningandrecipes.blogspot.com/

[cheesymama]

I buy them at the Bulk Barn.

[Toronto Fastfoodie]

Which one? I do really want to find them but am not wiling to travel the lengths of the city to find them. I am thinking anywhere from bloor to steeles to dufferin to leslie.

[trane]

I used to get them at the BB at Dufferin and Steeles. I imagine they still have it.

[cheesymama]

I have recently bought them at both the Lakeshore/Leslie and the Eglinton/Vic Park locations.

[JennyBenny]

Definitely St. Lawrence market - the bulk food place on the lower level. A friend goes there specifically for the dried strawberries.

[mia_wallace]

As Haluggi said, they do have them in Kensington Market in this tiny store with dried beans etc outside on the north side of Baldwin Street, just east of Kensington Ave. It's a tiny little store and they have a selection of dried fruits, ranging from pears to strawberries. They were good, but I haven't tried the St. Lawrence variety to compare.

[carlson]

organics on bloor have organic ones. i know they have them in small packages, but you can probably get larger sizes there.

[velouria]

I just saw some at Bulk Barn a few weeks ago - specifically, the location that's attached to a Loblaws on Eastern Road (I think that's the street). The one that is just east of Queen/Broadview. I had never seen such a thing so I took a photo of it!

[chloe]

Try H-Mart at Major Mackenzie and Yonge St. It's a Korean store and they have an entire section of bulk dehydrated fruits. Strawberries were there for sure!

[jayt90]

Bulk Barn on Liverpool Road., Pickering has them.

[Juniper]

They also have them at the Bulk Barn at the Scarborough Town Centre, but I found them to be rather stale (rock solid -- ick). The ones at the Liverpool Road location are much fresher, so if you're in the east end, that's the one to go to.

[The Broken Jester]

Thanks, everyone - I'll start making the rounds :)

[snoobie]

Try Villa Foods on Marlee.... They have a huge selection of dried fruits. That is where we go when we are looking for bulk foods...

[hayadooen]

Try a place called Almost Perfect - they sell frozen foods of all sorts. Cheers

http://www.almostperfect.ca/Locations...

Hayadooen

[hungryabbey]

Ive seen various dried fruits at whole foods on avenue rd.

[acd123]

Place at NW corner of SLM definitely has them.

[tarteaucitron]

Yes they do. But I tried them once and thought they tasted weird, for lack of a better description.

[chloe103]

Qi usually sells them in bulk - at least the one on Roncesvalles does. Not sure about the other locations.

[superizzy]

I think that Johnvince foods up around Dufferin and Shepherd carries them

http://www.johnvince.com/contact.html

[deelicious]

Personally I would avoid JV, dehydrated items are soggy in that place. I saw them in December at Bulk Barn at Leslie/Lakeshore. You may wish to call them.

[sam_1]

Might be able to find them at St Lawrence Market - there are a couple of dry goods places downstairs. I know at least one of them (northwest corner) has a good variety of dried fruits. I haven't seen strawberries specifically (although I was never looking!)
Good luck

[redearth]

I've found them at the dry goods place right in the back, downstairs at St. Lawrence Market...

[halugii]

I find the best ones at the place downstairs at St Lawrence Market.. they have the least added sugar in them and are the most dry.

I've also found them at the health food stores and sidewalk dried bean stores at Kensington, but they are more sticky and wet and are much sweeter..