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thenewgreen  ·  3551 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What does wilderness mean to you?

mknod and nowaypablo, the difference is in having fruit/veggies of an heirloom variety. Food in the states and elsewhere has largely been bred to be shipped/stored/packaged etc. An apple is a great example, or a tomato. Their skins have been bred to be thicker and therefore more resilient to bruising. They have been bred to be perfectly round and uniform in color and shape/size. In the selective breeding of these fruits and veggies, much of their innate flavor has been changed too.

You don't need to go to Europe to taste these things, or anywhere else for that matter. You can grow them in your own garden or you can head to your nearest Whole Foods or other such grocer and get heirloom fruits veggies. There is most certainly a difference in taste/quality though.

I travel a good bit and in almost every hotel there is a large bowl full of complimentary apples/banana's in the lobby. I buy all natural/organic apples at home and the difference between the two is night and day. The hotel apples taste like they're covered in wax.

Not sure why you think you need to go to Europe to eat good vegetables though. Go to your local farmers market.