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Bananas Don't Taste Like They Used To. Here's Why
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Re: Bananas Don't Taste Like They Used To. Here's Why
#32If you ever try bananas from Philippines, the Latundan is great. In general, once you taste how good all the different bananas can be, you'll never want to just go back to the Cavendish which is mostly boring.
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#33If you ever try bananas from Philippines, the Latundan is great. In general, once you taste how good all the different bananas can be, you'll never want to just go back to the Cavendish which is mostly boring.
I assume that bananas that ripen naturally also taste better than those picked green, shipped halfway across the world and then ripened in ripening chambers? I tried various bananas in South America, but not a naturally ripened Cavendish, so I can't say for sure, but I know that this is the case for tomatoes.
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#34>> Consumers these days expect year-round availability of a product, which is consistent every time a person buys it, eats it, and cooks with it.
It's like a fairy tale witch cursed us all for our greed: you will have any food you like any time you like it, but it will taste bland and boring and you will long for a taste you have never known.
That's why people get so protective of their food culture, even their food habits (like meat-eaters getting up in arms when they hear from vegans). It's because if we leave food completely at the hands of big food, we'll all end up eating food that it is just nutritious enough to keep us from starving and just good enough to eat to keep us from all going mad.
Re: Bananas Don't Taste Like They Used To. Here's Why
#35If you ever try bananas from Philippines, the Latundan is great. In general, once you taste how good all the different bananas can be, you'll never want to just go back to the Cavendish which is mostly boring.
I assume that bananas that ripen naturally also taste better than those picked green, shipped halfway across the world and then ripened in ripening chambers? I tried various bananas in South America, but not a naturally ripened Cavendish, so I can't say for sure, but I know that this is the case for tomatoes.
Yeah, tomatoes only taste of tomato in the heart of summer, and even then you better be in a place that produces them rather than one that imports them.
I'm guessing that's because tomatoes are fruit and fruit always tastes better when it's in season. For instance, I wonder if I've ever known the true taste of ripe mango. I have eaten plenty of mangoes, but I only ever eat them in the UK, where they're imported. I suspect that they taste very differently (as in much better) if you pick them from a tree in the right season. I bet South-East Asians in the UK must turn their noses up to the local mango supply, like I do with, well, most veg really.
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#36>> Consumers these days expect year-round availability of a product, which is consistent every time a person buys it, eats it, and cooks with it. It's like a fairy tale witch cursed us all for our greed: you will have any food you like any time you like it, but it will taste bland and boring and you will long for a taste you have never known. That's why people get so protective of their food culture, even their food…
> Consumers these days expect year-round availability of a product, which is consistent every time a person buys it, eats it, and cooks with it.
I am a consumer and do not expect year-round availability of fruit and vegetables.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
You mean this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Banana I kid, I kid.
almost exactly opposite in a geographical sense, is the Rub' al Khali (The Empty Quarter): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%27_al_Khali i don't kid. it's huge, and mainly empty. I first read about it in an English children's novel about Arabia, as a kid.
Amazing! Thank you for the link.
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#38>> Consumers these days expect year-round availability of a product, which is consistent every time a person buys it, eats it, and cooks with it. It's like a fairy tale witch cursed us all for our greed: you will have any food you like any time you like it, but it will taste bland and boring and you will long for a taste you have never known. That's why people get so protective of their food culture, even their food…
> Consumers these days expect year-round availability of a product, which is consistent every time a person buys it, eats it, and cooks with it. I am a consumer and do not expect year-round availability of fruit and vegetables.
"I don't fit in a generalisation therefore that generalisation is not true". At the same time, not sure we have the data to back up the original argument. Personal anecdata? People around do expect to find everything all year round, and they get mad if they don't.
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#39As an aside - Europes largest producer of bananas is... Iceland.
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#40>> Consumers these days expect year-round availability of a product, which is consistent every time a person buys it, eats it, and cooks with it. It's like a fairy tale witch cursed us all for our greed: you will have any food you like any time you like it, but it will taste bland and boring and you will long for a taste you have never known. That's why people get so protective of their food culture, even their food…
> Consumers these days expect year-round availability of a product, which is consistent every time a person buys it, eats it, and cooks with it. I am a consumer and do not expect year-round availability of fruit and vegetables.
Agreed, I think the statement should be "supermarkets want to sell us products all year round".