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I love garden grown tomatoes but am frequently disappointed by the flavorless, watery, mushy ones that show up in my sandwiches and salads when I eat out. Seaso
by smolder 2y ago
I love garden grown tomatoes but am frequently disappointed by the flavorless, watery, mushy ones that show up in my sandwiches and salads when I eat out. Seasonality is a factor, maybe.
- OptionOfT 2y agoThe tomatoes sold in store are bred for ticker skin to allow for mechanical picking, but that came at the cost of taste. https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/how-mechanical-tomato-harvester-prompted-food-movement https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/how-mechanical-to...
- smolder 2y agoInteresting! I specifically remember wondering "why is the skin so tough on this?" before, when trying to take a bite of a sandwich and ending up with a whole slice of tomato pulling out.
- bobbylarrybobby 2y agoIt's not just seasonality per se — it's that produce is simply not bred to taste good anymore. It's designed to be hardy enough to ship, growable all year round, free of blemishes, but not to actually taste good.
- xnx 2y agoI'm not an organic/"local" produce snob, but garden tomatoes are tough to beat for flavor. Campari have the best flavor I've found from grocery stores.