▁dise ases ▁that ▁attack ▁one ▁species ▁might ▁not ▁attack ▁another . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁world ▁production ▁of ▁st raw ber ries ▁was ▁ 9 . 2 2 ▁million ▁t onnes , ▁led ▁by ▁China ▁with ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁total , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁ 1 6 % ▁( table ). ▁ ▁C ul inary ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁consum ed ▁fresh , ▁st raw ber ries ▁can ▁be ▁fro zen ▁or ▁made ▁into ▁jam ▁or ▁pres erves , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁d ried ▁and ▁used ▁in ▁prepared ▁food s , ▁such ▁as ▁c ere al ▁bars . ▁St raw ber ries ▁and ▁st raw berry ▁flav or ings ▁are ▁a ▁popular ▁addition ▁to ▁da iry ▁products , ▁such ▁as ▁st raw berry ▁milk , ▁st raw berry ▁ice ▁cre am , ▁st raw berry ▁milk sh akes / sm ooth ies ▁and ▁st raw berry ▁y og ur ts . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁" st raw ber ries ▁and ▁cre am " ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁dess ert ▁consum ed ▁at ▁the ▁W im ble don ▁tennis ▁tournament . ▁St raw ber ries ▁and ▁cre am ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁st ap le ▁sn ack ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁usually ▁available ▁at ▁ice ▁cre am ▁parl ors . ▁In ▁Sweden , ▁st raw ber ries ▁are ▁a ▁traditional ▁dess ert ▁served ▁on ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Day , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Mid sum mer ' s ▁E ve . ▁Depending