Add to this that the 'producers' priorities are yield and appearance so flavour suffers. I've never holidayed abroad and found tomatoes as tasteless as the majority sold in the UK......... but they never look as appetising abroad, they're not perfectly shaped an uniformly coloured like the ones you find in UK supermarkets.
In our local pub , and Old local came in with a couple of bags of veg from his allotment. Anyone want these, overheard a young girl, Don't want those they are all covered in dirt. OMG.
Some schools take their kids to farms so they can learn where food actually comes from, not just from the supermarket.
The biggest supermarket culprits for lack of taste has to be fruit. When buying fruit, you need to wait a week before it is even edible and then it is tasteless. Cardboard has probably a better flavour!
The real culprits are the general public - they (we) demand lowest prices so getting the lowest quality is inevitable.
I think the supermarkets have created a situation whereby there is a large selection of items yet at the same time limited choice.
From the food perspective essentially you get from them only what they want you to buy. Many of the vegetables for example that can be sourced are never found in the supermarkets.
Equally they've reduced or completely killed of high street competition.
The buying public has some responsibility in respect of availability. Many folks we know go for price rather than caring about what they are actually buying. So it's not surprising that the supermarkets offer what they believe the public wants.
A conundrum. The buying public want certain things but the supermarkets don't have them. Then the supermarket systems don't record that demand so only offer what they think you want.
From the food perspective essentially you get from them only what they want you to buy. Many of the vegetables for example that can be sourced are never found in the supermarkets.
Equally they've reduced or completely killed of high street competition.
The buying public has some responsibility in respect of availability. Many folks we know go for price rather than caring about what they are actually buying. So it's not surprising that the supermarkets offer what they believe the public wants.
A conundrum. The buying public want certain things but the supermarkets don't have them. Then the supermarket systems don't record that demand so only offer what they think you want.
Not really as supermarkets often state that after listening to customers and from feedback has told them to change or drop an item. 🤣
Fruit and veg all year round causes its own problems
Oranges in particular are very pithy after the summer , throughout autumn and winter.
Roll on the Sicilian blood oranges out in a few weeks😋
Oranges in particular are very pithy after the summer , throughout autumn and winter.
Roll on the Sicilian blood oranges out in a few weeks😋
We tend to look for Jaffa oranges at this time of year as it is their season. Although clementines can be tasty. For apples it’s always British grown.
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