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7835543 No.7835543 [Reply] [Original]

Why are strawberries so goddamn overrated? They taste like shit. Only 1 in every 10 strawberries is actually sweet and the rest are just shit. I don't see how do many people like then

>> No.7835547

>>7835543
Because other people buy better strawberries than the crap you've been tasting.

Produce varies wildly in quality. It sounds like you had some shitty farmed-out-of-season and picked-before-they-were-ripe strawberries. Typical for supermarkets, really.

>> No.7835574

>>7835547
And that concludes another thread.
Good work, anon.

>> No.7835625

Only home grown strawberries taste like strawberries. Pick-your-own works too... the tastiest strawberries do not pack or ship well.

>> No.7835632

>>7835547
This. Here in Bong we get Spanish & Dutch strawberries all year 'round, and they're fucking awful. Actual in-season English strawberries actually taste of strawberry, because they've been grown slowly, outside (or at the very least in open ended poly-tunnel).

Also OP supermarket fruit is usually sold under-ripe so that it doesn't rot as soon as you get it home. Buy decent fruit and leave it a few days and it might ripen a little more.

>> No.7835652

>>7835547
Only thing worse is supermarket tomatoes

>> No.7835656
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7835656

>have sensitive faggot teeth
>bite into cold strawberry

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7835668

totes, OP
not a lot to strawberries
find them quite meh
crab legs are overrated, too

>> No.7835682

The real question is why supermarkets get away with selling ice-crystal no-taste unripe garbage produce.

>buy peaches
>they skip ripe, go straight from hard and flavorless to fuzzy mold yet still crunchy
>buy nectarines
>crunchy with bad spots and split open core, revealing internal mold
>buy strawberries
>taste like nothing

No wonder people eat prepackaged food. This is garbage.

>> No.7835785

>>7835543
>he eats produce from the superar keto
Why even live?

>> No.7835800

>>7835543
hahahhaha you don't live in california sucks for you

>> No.7835807

>>7835543
You must live in the US. In my country strawberries are always sweet and big.

>> No.7835817

>>7835800
>CAcucks actually believe their state isn't dogshit

>> No.7835820

The best strawberries I've ever had were from Norway. Some dude on a roadside stand was selling them for a hideous amount of money because everything is so damn expensive there, but sweet fancy moses those strawberries were like candy. Then we went for a hike through some boggy hill country and I ate wild cloudberries and fucked a chubby Norwegian grill.

I miss Norway.

>> No.7835828

>>7835682
Supermarket produce, meat etc is usually utter garbage, but it's the only accessible source for a large number of people. You can make it palatable with the right care and knowledge, but I understand why this seems pointless to the people who opt for frozen pizza. If your tomatoes taste like cucumbers, what's the point in making your own sauce?

>> No.7835841

>>7835543
Buy better berries.
Strawberries are wonderful, and their health benefits are amazing for such a cute little fruit. They are antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and are full of antioxidants.

>> No.7836078

>>7835828

Where else do you get your produce, especially in winter? You have your own 100 acre farm with greenhouses?

>> No.7836183

>>7835652
This. How is it even possible to extract all trace of flavor from them? It's a miracle of science.

I like strawberries when they're good, but cherries are much easier to shop for at the supermarket.

>> No.7837923

>>7836078
farmers' market

>> No.7838694

>>7835543
Well you clearly never have tasted finnish strawberries.

>> No.7838706

>>7836078
>Where else do you get your produce
Supermarket, but check the food carefully before buying.
Farmer's market.

>>especially in winter?
I don't buy much produce in winter because the quality is usually awful. That's where canned or otherwise preserved summer veggies come in.

>You have your own 100 acre farm with greenhouses?
Nope. Shop according to what's good during each season rather than buying the same things year-round regardless of quality.

>> No.7838707

>>7838694
agreed, finnish strawberries are godtier. and now they're in season too

>> No.7838721

>>7836078

We usually still have some dedicated small shops for produce/meat/etc who buy their own shit at auctions, where they can buy the restaurant quality shit.

>> No.7838750

>>7835543
You don't know how to properly choose them.

>> No.7838765

Sorry, couldnt be bother with above genius post.
Seems like op only had some semi ripe from spain.. Try the real deal

>> No.7838792

>>7835817
i'm so offended man i'm gonna go grab a burrito and some sushiand maybe some delicious strawberries and head to the beach and cry about it :)