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Same for tomatoes British grown tomatoes have no taste compared to southern Europe equivalent. Among an endless list of other produces. Taste standards are much

Same for tomatoes British grown tomatoes have no taste compared to southern Europe equivalent. Among an endless list of other produces. Taste standards are much lower in the UK than anywhere else in Europe so not surprising

okeuro49 3y ago
The tomatoes that you can buy in Britain usually come from the Netherlands. In any case, they're pretty tasteless.
- hankchinaski 3y ago
  They come from all over the place but on average the quality is lower
  - timeon 3y ago
    But this is not just UK. Southern Europe is exception. While you can get tasty tomatoes in many countries on the continent - those sold in supermarket are very sad ones.
- 01100011 3y ago
  Tastelessness perhaps has something to do with the distance which they must travel. Less ripe tomatoes transport better.
Affric 3y ago
I think you’ve been rather blunt, and the fact is that the UK does have some exceptional local produce, but there is a kernel of truth: people in the UK accept particularly low standards from their supermarkets compared to the wealth that exists in the country. And they have done so for a very long time. But you can get great strawberries in summer. Great seafood in Scotland. Many a hearty meal is to be had if you stick to local food. Tomatoes are native to Mexico and developed in Spain and Italy. If you want them in the UK the trade offs are harsh.
Symbiote 3y ago
I think it's a combination of several things. The climate obviously doesn't allow growing nice tomatoes all year in Britain, and can't satisfy demand for the whole country even in the summer. Income equality is the worst in Europe, so there are far more people than you might expect who can't afford nicer food. The country is generally more car-centric, which can necessitate weekly shops for produce that keeps well, rather than ripe fruit which won't last.
rad_gruchalski 3y ago
Have you try an organic (farm) shop?

okeuro49 3y ago

The tomatoes that you can buy in Britain usually come from the Netherlands. In any case, they're pretty tasteless.

hankchinaski 3y ago
They come from all over the place but on average the quality is lower
- timeon 3y ago
  But this is not just UK. Southern Europe is exception. While you can get tasty tomatoes in many countries on the continent - those sold in supermarket are very sad ones.
01100011 3y ago
Tastelessness perhaps has something to do with the distance which they must travel. Less ripe tomatoes transport better.

Affric 3y ago

I think you’ve been rather blunt, and the fact is that the UK does have some exceptional local produce, but there is a kernel of truth: people in the UK accept particularly low standards from their supermarkets compared to the wealth that exists in the country. And they have done so for a very long time. But you can get great strawberries in summer. Great seafood in Scotland. Many a hearty meal is to be had if you stick to local food. Tomatoes are native to Mexico and developed in Spain and Italy. If you want them in the UK the trade offs are harsh.

Symbiote 3y ago

I think it's a combination of several things. The climate obviously doesn't allow growing nice tomatoes all year in Britain, and can't satisfy demand for the whole country even in the summer. Income equality is the worst in Europe, so there are far more people than you might expect who can't afford nicer food. The country is generally more car-centric, which can necessitate weekly shops for produce that keeps well, rather than ripe fruit which won't last.

rad_gruchalski 3y ago

Have you try an organic (farm) shop?