tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post1969403724100949911..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Gone for ever.......The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10195142254815828382016-04-25T01:51:34.310-07:002016-04-25T01:51:34.310-07:00I`m sure Sarah is right in saying that home or ver...I`m sure Sarah is right in saying that home or very locally grown fruit and vegetables are still the only way to find the true, old fashioned tastes. Modern food storage and chilling might help things to stay "fresh" for longer but they don`t help the taste.<br /><br />Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56267589262958123262016-04-25T01:25:26.592-07:002016-04-25T01:25:26.592-07:00A few more replies since I wrote, but we do all se...A few more replies since I wrote, but we do all seem to agree. Thanks to you all.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72862530514642988742016-04-24T21:10:52.570-07:002016-04-24T21:10:52.570-07:00If I was to write everything I would like to write...If I was to write everything I would like to write on this subject, I'd be here all day. So, I'll just say that I agree with you 100%.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21643277877582911812016-04-24T18:37:48.676-07:002016-04-24T18:37:48.676-07:00I totally agree, Weaver. Some of it can be put dow...I totally agree, Weaver. Some of it can be put down to commercial production, and distance and time from farm to table, but I read a very scary article recently about how almost all commercial seeds came from the same source, so contamination/variety and supply were all at risk. I try to buy locally produced food - there are some countries food I will not buy because I am concerned about the growing conditions. We have a (very small) garden at the back of our townhouse and grow our own herbs, greens and carrots, but other things we have not the room for. So you have to cope, and accept that "things ain't what they were"!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91713842794423299792016-04-24T15:45:37.794-07:002016-04-24T15:45:37.794-07:00I am pretty sure that with potatoes it is not my t...I am pretty sure that with potatoes it is not my taste buds playing tricks. The potatoes are really variable in flavor, not just between different varieties, but even within the same variety. Last week's Yukon Gold potatoes were very good, but the week before I bought some small red potatoes. They looked like they would be good, but the potatoes seemed like they had a smokiness to them, and that was when I was slicing before they were even cooked. The awful smoke flavor was still there after steaming them. It would have been better if they would have had no flavor. It was almost as if they had been through some sort of fire, but they were nicely formed, unblemished fresh looking small red potatoes. Maybe it was some sort of soil additive they used for growing. So now when I shop for potatoes, not only do I check each individual one for blemishes, nicks that may mold, and big lumps that around here seem to mean there is rot/mold inside, I also sniff each one to be sure it doesn't smell charred.<br /><br /> I grew my own potatoes last year and they were so delicious. susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62689947627825884832016-04-24T14:48:31.733-07:002016-04-24T14:48:31.733-07:00I totally agree that food tastes different now. Ru...I totally agree that food tastes different now. Russet apples used to be my all time favourite but for the past few years they have none of that unique taste.Sals Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983803420404095685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74342326364327426712016-04-24T14:13:33.938-07:002016-04-24T14:13:33.938-07:00I still remember my first experience with a tomato...I still remember my first experience with a tomato that tasted so delicious I just ate it out of my hand. It was on my first trip to France as a teenager and we bought local tomatoes for our lunch. Now, the one's I grow in my garden come close to that taste (especially the cherry tomatoes)but I agree our taste buds deteriorate with age.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224823051315463861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12093540841867587442016-04-24T12:06:52.351-07:002016-04-24T12:06:52.351-07:00Commercially produced fruit and veg are picked bef...Commercially produced fruit and veg are picked before they are ripe, chilled and then transported - sometimes half way across the world, then stored in chillers again, before they finally make it to the supermarket shelves, or market stalls. Nothing will retain it's flavour when treated this way - no way will it taste as though it's just been picked.<br />Alas, age has also something to do with it too, our taste buds diminish.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30004313986885837652016-04-24T11:08:33.123-07:002016-04-24T11:08:33.123-07:00Strawberries I bought from the market were totally...Strawberries I bought from the market were totally tasteless, suspect they'd been long deep frozen. Really disappointing. Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8044907991834102202016-04-24T10:59:33.904-07:002016-04-24T10:59:33.904-07:00I am sure you are correct. Part of the problem is ...I am sure you are correct. Part of the problem is our taste buds do fade with the passing years. Conversely that is why young children turn their noses up to some foods. They are so strong tasting to them.<br />So many fruits and such are available all year round these days. I always have a punnet of strawberries with my Asda deliveries. At this time of year they are the correct colour and have reasonable taste but they are hard rather than succulent.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14683132227499560722016-04-24T10:35:00.344-07:002016-04-24T10:35:00.344-07:00What a brilliant and interesting lot of comments. ...What a brilliant and interesting lot of comments. And I do like how you have all had conversations with one another. It does seem that by and large we do all agree that nothing tastes as good these days. Rachel's comments about bananas in Agadir reminded me of oranges on Marrakech. My hotel had a huge bowl in the foyer and te oranges in it were freshly picked each morning for us to help ourselves. The taste of those oranges, fresh from the tree, was like nothing I have tasted before or since.<br /><br />Thank you so much for contributing to such a lively debate.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-570247275344372652016-04-24T10:11:50.325-07:002016-04-24T10:11:50.325-07:00I think they have to conform to so many new laws t...I think they have to conform to so many new laws that might be the problem ? <br />But I agree with everything you said. <br />The Red Delicious Apples from Washington State were wonderful but they had some yellow streaks in with the red. The buyers only wanted all red apples. So they bred in the red and in the process bred out the taste.<br />So very stupid.<br /><br />I wish I could taste all the apples that you talk about.<br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78924000530493508422016-04-24T08:17:19.903-07:002016-04-24T08:17:19.903-07:00I agree with the hybridization being part of the p...I agree with the hybridization being part of the problem, here we get enough warm season to grow delicious tomatoes. I only grow heirloom varieties, my mouth is watering just thinking of them.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40007676366526538032016-04-24T08:11:18.837-07:002016-04-24T08:11:18.837-07:00The best bananas I ever tasted were in Agadir. Th...The best bananas I ever tasted were in Agadir. They were like nectar. I haven't been able to eat a banana since because nothing would ever come up to that taste.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3536612399968097502016-04-24T07:21:49.325-07:002016-04-24T07:21:49.325-07:00Tomatoes bought at the store are rubbish, no taste...Tomatoes bought at the store are rubbish, no taste at all. We have a hard time growing them, but keep trying each year. We've found that the only potatoes we like are the red ones and we just dug up our first lot of them yesterday and they were so good.<br />Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67066687967985014342016-04-24T07:04:48.855-07:002016-04-24T07:04:48.855-07:00Response to Gwil W. I've not tried toilet pap...Response to Gwil W. I've not tried toilet paper, har, har! Much depends on the type of banana. The very small ones are usually OK. The big ones taste of nothing at all and clog up the mouth. Bananas, a bit like pears, are only fit to eat for about half an hour of their life span. It's being there the moment they are fit to eat! Over the half hour and they're only fit for the bin or, in the case of bananas, making a banana and walnut loaf or a banana milk shake. <br />We tend to eat more tinned fruit. The tinned William pears from Lidl's are the best ever. <br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78929246995556153362016-04-24T06:59:46.120-07:002016-04-24T06:59:46.120-07:00Another thing that our Farm shop does in the winte...Another thing that our Farm shop does in the winter is to by large wooden crates from local farmers, of BrusselS sprouts left still attached to 2-3ft stems. By hanging the stems in a cool place like a garage they keep for ages and the sprouts picked at will. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27220962478658622392016-04-24T06:57:22.207-07:002016-04-24T06:57:22.207-07:00Hubs and i agree with you on many of the things yo...Hubs and i agree with you on many of the things you mentioned... For me potatoes ARE pretty tasteless .. its all about what you add to them... But then maybe i'm just used to eating tasteless potatoes...lol . Tomatoes... Hubby is a big fan of tomatoes... fresh out of the garden preferably...And good ones are hard to find in the store any time of year...Fruit... its not just apples.... Hubby loves peaches and plums and nectarines and the ones at the store are always rock hard and tasteless... so sad... hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11487795758148363622016-04-24T06:33:03.472-07:002016-04-24T06:33:03.472-07:00Weaver, reading this post and the prior comments m...Weaver, reading this post and the prior comments makes me even more glad to have access to farmers markets. This is a grand time of the year when every visit presents the chance of seeing some new spring crop's arrival. Over the winter months, there are many varieties of delicious apples and lots of root veg. Tender greens are now beginning to show up. Last week I bought some wild arugula and it is flavor filled. It will be months before the tomato celebrations begin.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72104507214300891002016-04-24T06:04:59.589-07:002016-04-24T06:04:59.589-07:00My favorite is always new potatoes with creamed pe...My favorite is always new potatoes with creamed peas...no one seems to grow peas anymore. And the tomatoes always seem to have tough skins. Like you say they just don't taste like they used to. We have a farmers market every Saturday from May thru October and we get our veg from the Amish who sell there. Always good. Linda Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706004604567190617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58056132405040862062016-04-24T06:02:58.932-07:002016-04-24T06:02:58.932-07:00We anticipate asparagus every year and remarked la...We anticipate asparagus every year and remarked last night about following the taste of of across the country, until, at last, we pick our own and savor every bite because it's "real" asparagus. I think it's not a taste bud issue, but the issue of getting fresh produce to market across a continent or ocean or two.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56673265813193890242016-04-24T05:56:01.771-07:002016-04-24T05:56:01.771-07:00I noticed recently in Italy that the tomatoes and ...I noticed recently in Italy that the tomatoes and lemons had a more intensive taste and aroma than locally bought produce. I put this down to sea air and sunshine. The blandest tasting food is generally to found in supermarkets. Supermarket bananas for instance taste like toilet paper. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18019615398534993722016-04-24T05:50:27.897-07:002016-04-24T05:50:27.897-07:00Fair comment Margaret and I also think that you ma...Fair comment Margaret and I also think that you may have a point about male taste buds. The one good side of a steamer though is that everything goes into the one steamer stacker and saves various pots and pans to clean up.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38544403924293046222016-04-24T05:46:21.286-07:002016-04-24T05:46:21.286-07:00I am very fortunate living in northern California,...I am very fortunate living in northern California, it is so often sunny allowing me to have a year round garden. My vegetables and those I buy from my local farmers market are very flavorful, but I never buy tomatoes from the grocery store as they taste very bland. Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563150483422859462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31221723193187509952016-04-24T05:44:42.267-07:002016-04-24T05:44:42.267-07:00Response to Derek Faulkner - I also steam new pota...Response to Derek Faulkner - I also steam new potatoes (and other veg) these days, Derek, but even so, new spuds just don't taste as good as in the 1950s when I was a child. And we didn't need to steam new potatoes then, either. Mum boiled them and they tasted wonderful. <br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.com