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Posted by Adam420 on Jun-25-2009 22:37:

Strawberries aren't what they used to be :(

They used to be all plump and small and red and bursting with flavor and now they're all huge and hard and flavorless/sour.

I blame california

/end rant

Posted by Sushipunk on Jun-25-2009 22:39:

The strawberries here are delicious, just like they always have been.

Posted by l�cid on Jun-25-2009 22:40:

buy local.

i had some amazing ones from upstate NY last weekend.

Posted by Ian on Jun-25-2009 22:43:

I went and picked my own last week. 80pence a lb in weight (454grams for you new people) and the best quality ever. So brilliant.

I do however agree, I won't buy many varieties because of their poor quality in taste/texture/value. Look for elsanta, sonata & ava

Posted by nefardec on Jun-25-2009 22:45:

yeah ive been eating some good strawberries too

now if you want to complain about produce, the tomatoes i've had in the USA pale in comparison to those i've had in italy. i don't even like to eat tomatoes here in the states, but when i am in Italy they are like candy to me.

Posted by Ian on Jun-25-2009 22:48:

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Originally posted by nefardec
yeah ive been eating some good strawberries too

now if you want to complain about produce, the tomatoes i've had in the USA pale in comparison to those i've had in italy. i don't even like to eat tomatoes here in the states, but when i am in Italy they are like candy to me.

the one thing my brother is missing from the UK is good berries. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, redcurrants, he says just aren't the same.

Posted by Adam420 on Jun-25-2009 23:05:

quote:
Originally posted by nefardec
yeah ive been eating some good strawberries too

now if you want to complain about produce, the tomatoes i've had in the USA pale in comparison to those i've had in italy. i don't even like to eat tomatoes here in the states, but when i am in Italy they are like candy to me.

I bet that goes for mushrooms too

Truth is we do have some good local strawberries, but damn they're considerably more expensive than the imported ones

Posted by malek on Jun-25-2009 23:32:

Re: Strawberries aren't what they used to be :(

quote:
Originally posted by Adam420
They used to be all plump and small and red and bursting with flavor and now they're all huge and hard and flavorless/sour.

I blame california

/end rant

dude wait for strawberry season and pick them up yourself, the best freaking ones ever... there's alot of them in the western parts of laval

Posted by meDina on Jun-25-2009 23:47:

Re: Strawberries aren't what they used to be :(

quote:
Originally posted by Adam420
They used to be all plump and small and red and bursting with flavor and now they're all huge and hard and flavorless/sour.

I blame california

/end rant

Why blame california? the strawberries here are awesome. blame your local market for buying shit strawberries!

Posted by Frenchie on Jun-25-2009 23:52:

I blame California too. The Strawberries I buy in Toronto, if I don't go to the market, are HUGE and not as flavorful. And they come from California and are probably grown in some green house and pumped with steroids.

Posted by Adam420 on Jun-25-2009 23:52:

I didn't know they grow strawberries in Syria!!

Posted by shortyspice on Jun-26-2009 00:13:

Most of the strawberries we eat are genetically modified... perhaps they are using different genes from before?

Posted by astroboy on Jun-26-2009 00:18:

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Originally posted by Sushipunk
The strawberries here are delicious, just like they always have been.

Our standard supermarket strawberries are shithouse. When I went to a strawberry farm a few months ago the strawberries there were freakin awesome tho.

Posted by Sushipunk on Jun-26-2009 00:26:

quote:
Originally posted by astroboy
Our standard supermarket strawberries are shithouse. When I went to a strawberry farm a few months ago the strawberries there were freakin awesome tho.

There's a little fruit and veg shop just near where I buy groceries, and they have wicked fruit (and vegetables!). Way better than any of the stuff at the supermarket.

Posted by Azz3D on Jun-26-2009 00:27:

Re: Re: Strawberries aren't what they used to be :(

quote:
Originally posted by meDina
Why blame california? the strawberries here are awesome. blame your local market for buying shit strawberries!

Yeah exactly, don't BLAME California... TAKE California

Posted by Adam420 on Jun-26-2009 00:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
There's a little fruit and veg shop just near where I buy groceries, and they have wicked fruit (and vegetables!). Way better than any of the stuff at the supermarket.

Well you live in Queensland...you guys have some excellent produce over there from what I know.

Posted by astroboy on Jun-26-2009 00:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
There's a little fruit and veg shop just near where I buy groceries, and they have wicked fruit (and vegetables!). Way better than any of the stuff at the supermarket.

Damn.. I have bought good ones at the market before but they were like 7 bucks a punnet.

Posted by Sushipunk on Jun-26-2009 00:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Adam420
Well you live in Queensland...you guys have some excellent produce over there from what I know.

A lot of the farms got pretty fucked up in from the drought, but generally we have excellent food here.

Edit: Astro - Yeah, I think the ones I got last year from the little store were about 6 or 7 bucks a punnet. Sooooo good though, definitely worth it. Can't wait until they're in season again

Posted by Adam420 on Jun-26-2009 00:38:

Posted by Sushipunk on Jun-26-2009 00:40:

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Originally posted by Adam420
[1IMG]http://www.driedfruitmall.com/images/Macadamia_nuts.jpg[/IMG]

Hehehe, I have 2 huge macadamia trees in my back yard I still have about half a bucket full of nuts from the last lot that grew

Posted by Adam420 on Jun-26-2009 00:41:

OMG I officially hate you now

Posted by bas on Jun-26-2009 00:41:

California strawberries are pretty much the best ever. If you can't find good ones you're definitely doing it wrong.

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jun-26-2009 00:47:

This is tenuously related at best, but I just want to gloat to the Internet about this motherfucker I ate yesterday:

That's Scone + Icing Sugar + Raspberry Jam + Cream + Fresh Strawberry. I believe the expression is "OM NOM NOM".

Posted by Adam420 on Jun-26-2009 00:49:

That looks like some good munchies

Love scones with confiture and cream

Posted by Rose on Jun-26-2009 01:39:

Buy local for sure.

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