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In California, proper vegetables are very attainable.

• Angostura 7y ago
  When I've visited, I've noticed that the fruit in particular look gorgeous in the shops, but taste like damp tissue paper. Weird
  • CharlesColeman 7y ago
    > When I've visited, I've noticed that the fruit in particular look gorgeous in the shops, but taste like damp tissue paper. Weird Thank the market: the food companies have prioritized durability, yield, and appearance over taste. https://www.npr.org/2011/07/09/137623954/the-troubled-history-of-the-supermarket-tomato https://www.npr.org/2011/07/09/137623954/the-troubled-histor... > On top of that, the tomatoes you see in those supermarkets have been bred for high yields and durability, not flavor. "As a farmer once said — an honest farmer — 'I don't get paid a cent for flavor,'" Estabrook says.
  • nostrademons 7y ago
    Which shops? That's true of the big chains (Safeway, Trader Joe's, Costco can be hit or miss), but you can get ugly-but-great-tasting fruit in plenty of the local produce markets.
• taurath 7y ago
  What I meant to say was “as convenience food” as in already cooked and not a salad. Plenty of good stuff in stores, but not a lot from the available quick food places