Is there a reasons that produce is so much worse in America compared with Europe? When I’m in the U.S. eating a tomato tastes like nothing and you just have to use your imagination whereas anywhere around the Mediterranean it tastes like having a psychedelic experience.

Earl Butz agriculture secretary in the 1970s

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Butz

Produce in USA is optimized for appearance like size and color and lack of blemishes, and for resilience to be shipped in a truck across the country for a couple days before getting on a shelf. Not flavor or nutrition.

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