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Dutch tomatoes are said to be a fourth aggregate state of water. This however applies to any vegetable that can be purchased in Germany. Almost independent of

• brnt 7y ago
  > Dutch tomatoes are said to be a fourth aggregate state of water. Actually... 'Dutch tomatoes' are the perfect example of an industrialized variety: looks and handles well, dirt cheap. There are delicious tomatoes produced in the Netherlands, but your friendly local grocer (Aldi, Lidl sounds like) doesn't actually want to sell them because they are not what the market wants, nor worth the extra handling costs. See a local farm for tasty produce, not your local Aldi or Lidl. The Netherlands in particular exports all it's best in class agricultural products in certain markets abroad that care and pay for quality, but most of roughly northern Europe does not. As a Dutchman this frustrates me to no end, because I can't get the good stuff produced next-door unless I go there and find a friendly farmer who is interested in selling small quantities to individuals (and due to the level of industrialization they often don't!)
  • chopin 7y ago
    Sourcing high quality vegetables is very difficult in Germany. Even with local farmers it is very hard to come by. It is quite easy to find sources for organic food but most of it tastes equally bad compared to non-organic, sometimes even worse.