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PasgettiMonster OP t1_iufbzi0 wrote

I hated tomatoes as a kid. They were watery and just blah. As an adult I started trying to eat more in season instead of trying to buy tomatoes in January when they are completely out of season. The difference in quality was unreal. Different varieties also have very different flavors. If you wish that you liked tomatoes more I would suggest going to somewhere like a farmers market where you can probably find different varieties of tomatoes than the same few that show up in the grocery stores. that's one of the reasons why I started gardening is because I want to grow varieties of fruits and vegetables that are actually tasty, and not grown for the mass Market because they survive storage and transport to grocery stores really well. you're more likely to be able to find those varieties in farmers market and local fruit stands where people are selling the stuff they grew locally. With tomatoes especially, the grocery store ones have been sitting in a refrigerator while being transported and that affects the flavor of them. fresh tomatoes from the garden that have never been refrigerated are completely different.

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