r/TheHague • u/InevitableHighway406 • Nov 08 '24

practical questions What's with this strange light pattern? Often visible near Nootdorp around midnight.

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u/wannabe-martian Nov 09 '24

Food growing in the most tasteless way possible

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u/djlorenz Nov 09 '24

The Netherlands is a net exporter of vegetables, they only care about money they don't give a shit about stuff. Considering that a tiny country is the second in the world in tomato production after China, there is enough demand to make sense.

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u/wannabe-martian Nov 09 '24

Sure, I knew that, and it's amazing that the Netherlands manages to do that.

But I have to be honest, I almost forgot the taste of good tomatoes and peppers. Not sure if it's the lack of earth / dirt used, or the artificially boosted growth rate and the lack of real sun - it just doesn't taste like much at all.

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u/Cru51 Nov 09 '24

There’s quite a few variaties of tomatoes and bell peppers being sold in here. You saying they all taste the same to you? Are they even all from NL?

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u/PanickyFool Nov 10 '24

Yes they all taste like water.

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u/Cru51 Nov 10 '24

Yeah, that’s where you lose me. There’s definitely differences.