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Thinking about my "size" comment more. Some anecdotal observations: Asian pears : Japan softball sized, US hardball sized Carrots : US carrots are hard to cut
by rabboRubble 10y ago
Thinking about my "size" comment more. Some anecdotal observations:
Asian pears : Japan softball sized, US hardball sized
Carrots : US carrots are hard to cut Japanese style (really is just julienned) because they are so narrow at the fat end. Roll around on the cutting board like a marble. US carrot about the thickness of my thumb. Japan carrots were fat like a silver dollar and were easier to slice into stackable sheets.
Apples : I liked the cheaper apples (Fuji) in Japan. Weirdly the more expensive ones were less tasty and larger. The Fuji's probably size-wise same as the US.
Grapes (the expensive hot house types) : Japan's were sized like a small plum.
Strawberries : seemed more uniformly large. Still damn tasty.
Anyway, those are my kitchen observations.
- jaequery 10y agoComparing asian pear to American pear is like an apples to oranges comparison. They are of different family altogether. Anyway, my reasoning for the taste difference is pretty simple and obvious really. US fruits and vegetables are predominantly of GMO and it's not the same type of fruits and veggies as several decades ago. It's a sad state really.
- rabboRubble 10y agoActually I am comparing an Asian pear purchased in Japan to an Asian pear purchased in the US. I did a little dance of joy to discover Trader Joe's sometimes carried the Asian pear, despite the pear being so small.
- eli_gottlieb 10y ago>Apples : I liked the cheaper apples (Fuji) in Japan. Weirdly the more expensive ones were less tasty and larger. The Fuji's probably size-wise same as the US. Visit New England or the Pacific Northwest in the September-to-late-October apple season before claiming Japan is superior in apples. Hell no they ain't.