It’s an interesting story.
One of the reasons American vegetables are not as tasty is that American consumers don’t care enough to select sweet ones.
In countries like Japan and France, where the culinary tastes of consumers is more demanding, the fruits/vegetables are better.
So it’s all in our collective power to change the situation. Maybe this is another problem Trump can help us solve!
I have a quiz that I will answer to when I get a few responses.
There is a sure fire way to tell if a tomato is sweet or not (short of tasting it or cutting into it). What is that method?
Well, if squeezing out a drop of juice doesn't count as "cutting into" then this is certainly a good method.
It’s one of the reason more and more people are using farmer’s markets. Of course, it is very expensive - I rarely get home without spending 40 bucks on two tomatoes, a ripe melon, a lettuce or carrots and a fresh baguette. If I go to Stop & Shop or Aldis, I can bring home all of that and it all tastes terrible. But it is cheap.