Is it just that I am getting
old and my senses are dulling or do a lot of the foods we by today not taste
the same as they did a few years back. Take
onions for example. They seem to be
getting milder over the years. Are the
people who control what is commercially grown decided that we all like toned
down onions? I can’t seem to find my
favorite habanera pepper sauce anymore. The
ones I get now don’t seem to have that great habanera taste and punch. I used to get the one that Tabasco
We have bought a lot of
vegetables that seem to be lacking in flavor.
Have they all been genetically altered or are they picked too soon or
are they stored, shipped, and handled poorly?
The answer may be all of the above.
Got to start going back to the farmer’s markets. There used to be one in Conroe Huntsville
Years ago, I used to go to a
co-op that brought in fresh food once every month. So that everyone got what they wanted and
that there wouldn’t be any waste, we had to put in our order a month in
advance. Worked out real well and we got
great food at a reasonable cost.
All this talk about food is
making me hungry, so I guess I will go get a bite of something that still
tastes great. I buy crunchy almond
butter and it is really great tasting and very satisfying. It is made from real nuts, not some legume that
grows under ground and breeds mold like peanuts. Now, you all have a great day and I hope you
enjoy the food you eat.
If you want to take that a step further, buy a pound of ground beef at your supermarket, and buy a pound of organic ground beef if you can find it nearby. Make hamburgers and try them side by side. The difference in taste is astounding. I think you hit the nail on the head as far as the producers toning down the taste of everything. I realized how bland our food is when I moved back to the U.S. from Ireland, but the organic products are still pretty tasteful. Beer sold in the U.S. is another great example of our selection being tasteless and watered down compared to what you get in any other country.
ReplyDeleteThe best meat I ever ate was some I ordered from a place that sells only certified grass fed cattle with no antibiotics or hormones. The fat is a different color and actually has omega 3 in it and it is good for you.
DeleteI second Gypsy. waiting for summer local foods...we get sweet corn on the 4th of July. they start growing it under plastic long before our growing season starts. the last few years I think the taste has slipped but picked that day v.s. sitting in around in a store ....road side stands is the place to buy sweet corn.
ReplyDeleteWe have removed all corn products and peanut products from our diet. But you are correct, fresh from Mother Earth is the best, for sure.
DeleteDizzy,, you're not dizzy or in a fog about the bland foods being forced on us.
ReplyDeleteMy bitch is Jimmy Deans breakfast sausage. Has no taste anymore and no chiles to speak of.
I like Gypsy's comment about organic foods.. But I ain't paying the inflated price just cause it says " organic" on it.. It's a ripoff...
Guess I'll shut up and head out to the stores in an attempt to find the few items I need and want.
You can bet that NONE Of it will have come from China!!
The best sausage I ever had was when we made some from part of the wild pig my youngest son shot and part of the deer that my oldest boy got. Both got their game on the same weekend.
DeleteWe have a farmer's market on the square during the growing season. I'm waiting on that truck with watermelons...lol..
ReplyDeleteThere's a great road side stand (garden right there too) about 15 miles from here. BUT,,i don't pay their prices.
Trouble, do you get Hempstead melons out your way? They are suppose to be the best.
DeleteI don't buy tomatoes out of season anymore until I really need a fix. When I do I don't buy unless they smell like tomatoes. Beauty of form does not count. I'm growing 5 different heirloom tomatoes this year and they ain't pretty but each taste like a tomato and each plant taste different from the rest.
ReplyDeleteTaste buds age but not to the extent that Big Ag and Monsanto would have you believe.
It is getting to the place where we can't even get good old natural seeds anymore. Do you save your own?
DeleteThe older ya get, the more everything tastes like chicken. Had me a couple pancakes this morn'n what taste just like chicken, with chicken butter an' chicken flavored syrup on 'em. Yum boy howdy!!!
ReplyDeleteDang Bill Bob, you are right. Even turkey tastes like chicken, as does alligator and rattle snake.
DeleteI have noticed this too. Esp tomatoes and watermelon and cucumbers. Yes, I fondly remember the good ol days.
ReplyDeleteMichael, I am afraid that the "good old days" are gone for good. I feel really blessed to have grown up in the good old days.
DeleteI'm a big fan of almond butter myself. Can't wait for the local farmers' market to reopen. Good veggies that taste the way they are supposed to.
ReplyDeleteSixbears, we don't eat peanut products but do love almond butter. I get the crunchy and my wife gets creamy. We have his and hers jars. There are other tree nut butters, but almond is the best for you. We also like farmer's markers.
ReplyDeletewatch Food Inc even if you rent the CD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXmF_erEv1o
ReplyDeleteHi Dizzy,
ReplyDeleteYou can get real meat delivered to your door here: http://abetterwaybeef.weebly.com. They are in Willis. If you don't want a whole 25lb at $5.85 a lb, maybe we should split one? Being more nutritious, your body feels more satisfied with less, so it is cheaper than that awful factory-farmed meat from the stores.
For other grass fed beef locations: http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html
I make my own nut butters in my Omega auger juicer, it is really yummy. Today, I made cashew butter. At least I know what is in it!
Happy Tails, and Trails, Penny.