Tomato nostalgia as I relive my Croatian island childhood
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Tomato nostalgia as I relive my Croatian island childhood
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#2Oh my. Everyone who cares about tomatoes grows their own, supermarkets are for the rest. They are not demanding and will grow anywhere there's sun, including in pot on balcony.
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#3It's been a long lasting peeve of mine. I Live in London, where you can easily satisfy every kink, even the most exotic fruits and spices are found in every corner of the city.
Yet, for the love of me, I cannot find any tasty tomato. Even if money is no issue, it just doesn't seem to exist? A giant void in a huge market? At this point, I'd pay 10x prices without blinking.
It's fair that I cannot find them in winter, but even now, the heart of summer when they are the best, I cannot find any remotely resembling the ones found in big quantities in random Balkan supermarkets.
How is it not a thing? Did Isle of Wight crush the market? Is it just me and there is no market?
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#4Oh my. Everyone who cares about tomatoes grows their own, supermarkets are for the rest. They are not demanding and will grow anywhere there's sun, including in pot on balcony.
Why is capitalism failing us here? Why do we need to grow our own?
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#5Oh my. Everyone who cares about tomatoes grows their own, supermarkets are for the rest. They are not demanding and will grow anywhere there's sun, including in pot on balcony.
Oh man ... next up is growing your own pizza, fugget about it (>the supermarket)! Even with no sun!
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41060621
>Why the Wisconsin pizza farm movement is an idea whose time has come
(UPDATE: sorry to the Croatians being overrun by tourists.. guys .. Croatian food is so-so ;)
tomatoes, olive oil, cheese, it's nice to be reminded that Croatians (and their Yugoslav brothers, secretly,) gave the middle finger to Stalin et al
Re: Tomato nostalgia as I relive my Croatian island childhood
#6Oh my. Everyone who cares about tomatoes grows their own, supermarkets are for the rest. They are not demanding and will grow anywhere there's sun, including in pot on balcony.
Why is capitalism failing us here? Why do we need to grow our own?
Capitalism gives you perfectly uniform porno-tomatoes and watered ketchupy tomato sauce. No surprise, capitalism extract profits on all ends - production, storage, and distribution and it doesn't result with tasty aromatic tomatoes.
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#7Oh my. Everyone who cares about tomatoes grows their own, supermarkets are for the rest. They are not demanding and will grow anywhere there's sun, including in pot on balcony.
I think I want to finally do this. I _can_ find excellent tomatoes around here (France), but they are 27 euro/kg, more than beef.
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#9Oh my. Everyone who cares about tomatoes grows their own, supermarkets are for the rest. They are not demanding and will grow anywhere there's sun, including in pot on balcony.
Oh man ... next up is growing your own pizza, fugget about it (>the supermarket)! Even with no sun! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41060621 >Why the Wisconsin pizza farm movement is an idea whose time has come (UPDATE: sorry to the Croatians being overrun by tourists.. guys .. Croatian food is so-so ;) tomatoes, olive oil, cheese, it's nice to be reminded that Croatians (and their Yugoslav brothers, secretly,)…
TBH as I age and have eaten a fair share of pizza, I prefer no pizza than bad pizza.
Re: Tomato nostalgia as I relive my Croatian island childhood
#10Oh my. Everyone who cares about tomatoes grows their own, supermarkets are for the rest. They are not demanding and will grow anywhere there's sun, including in pot on balcony.
Why is capitalism failing us here? Why do we need to grow our own?
Because it is capitalism. Really good tomatoes are at their best for a few days only which makes them hell to transport. That's why modern tomatoes are bred for color ans size, but inside they are actually green with very hard core and very little natural sugar.