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Losing taste for organic food? | 67 comments (61 topical, 6 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Losing taste for organic food? (4.00 / 2)

Well, here the organic focus is very much on vegetables and fruits. But especially organic tomatoes can be just as bland as the others. So your dad has a point there.

I was also wondering, were does all this organic food come from? and have been asking myself also if it really is all as organic as we think.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 12:12:19 PM EST
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Re: Losing taste for organic food? (4.00 / 3)

Because the tasteless tomato is a cultivar that was developed by traditional methods for the purpose of storing and transporting well and having a thick skin that won't tear as easily as that of a tasty tomato. Blandness has nothing to do with growing practices in that case.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 12:24:02 PM EST
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Re: Losing taste for organic food? (4.00 / 2)

Yeah, tomatoes with taste don't travel. You either eat the great local ones in season, or the ok horrendously expensive local greenhouse ones the rest of the year. Quick tip - for most cooking purposes good canned tomatoes are fine, better in fact than anything but good fresh in season ones. The Italian San Marzano ones are the best, and they're not that expensive (about $3 for a 28oz can here in NYC)

by MarekNYC on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 12:53:47 PM EST
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Re: Losing taste for organic food? (4.00 / 2)

I buy more canned peeled tomatoes and crushed/diced tomatoes than Barbara thinks our pantry can cope with...

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 02:48:19 PM EST
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Re: Losing taste for organic food? (4.00 / 2)

What's a pantry? (as he glances down from his desk at the cans of tomatoes on the bedroom floor, next to the mandoline and pasta thingy, and wine)

by MarekNYC on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 02:56:49 PM EST
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Re: Losing taste for organic food? (4.00 / 2)

I exaggerate slightly - I'm talking about the low cabinet next to the sink, full of pasta, pulses, canned tomato, canned tuna...

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 03:01:58 PM EST
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Re: Losing taste for organic food? (none / 1)

i heard italy exports 60% of its organic produce.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 03:33:05 PM EST
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