A surplus of strawberries? You can use them up by going sweet or sour

'Strawberries are the masterpiece of summer," says Ravinder Bhogal, Feast columnist and chef/owner of Jikoni in London.

- Anna Berrill

At their peak, you'd be hard pushed to better eating them straight from the punnet, but, Bhogal adds, pairing strawberries with floral waters such as rose or elderflower comes a very close second. "I love a strawberry and rose sorbet, or a traditional Victoria sponge made with strawberry and rose jam, cream and fresh strawberries macerated in rosewater," she says.