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.
In SA we had the Blood grapefruit. Tried it once and never been fussed on grapefruit. We also had the Natal Orange (Strychnos spinosa) which looks like an orange, but is not pleasant for a human to eat however animals like it. The seeds can be toxic to humans.
Here’s where I get confused.
Tesco have been selling Jaffa products all year.
But is the Jaffa orange type the same as those sold by Jaffa🙃🙉
I bought some and Tesco own and still found them very pithy.
Maybe the Middle East War has upset the orange cart😢
I honestly belief our expectations for all fruits all year may be misplaced and is encouraging below grade product?
When we were kids we only ate the best fruit which was fruit that was being exported overseas. Our uncle worked in the docks where they loaded the boxes onto the ships and every now and then a pallet fell off the Hyster and got damaged so could not be exported and was shared amongst the workers. Top quality fruit which spoilt for the rest of our lives.
Tesco have the right granted by Jaffa to bring fruit in from specified countries under the Jaffa label when Israeli Jaffa are out of season.
That says it all. Seems the ones I remember must have been from Israel and were spot on😋
We often go to a local market and buy our fruit and veg and look where it popular at a stall and apples and clementines are lovely and sweet .
Personally I doubt that although I've no real idea how they would get feedback other than from on line reviews which only represent a small number of customers.
Even so it's hard to recommend a product if you don't know it exists because experience is limited to only what supermarkets sell.
Many friends I've talked with have commented on their favourite products suddenly disappearing from the shelves. I've even been at checkouts and heard customers querying why products are no longer available.
The motive is profit. Many manufacturers and suppliers pay to be included at key points in the supermarkets. Space is limited so money triumphs.
Okay. Here’s my starter for goodies no longer sold in Tesco
Sharwood’s Yellow Bean Sauce.
Maggies Gravy Powder.
Both been missing for at least five years
Sharwood’s Yellow Bean Sauce.
Maggies Gravy Powder.
Both been missing for at least five years
The yellow bean sauce isn’t listed on Sharwoods website. As far back as 2009 people were finding difficulty purchasing it. We like the black bean sauce for stir fry.
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