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When I've visited, I've noticed that the fruit in particular look gorgeous in the shops, but taste like damp tissue paper. Weird
by 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 agoWhich 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.