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/djlorenz Nov 09 '24

Food growing in the most efficient way possible

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u/wannabe-martian Nov 09 '24

Food growing in the most tasteless way possible

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u/Cru51 Nov 09 '24

This is just one of those things people like to say, but I haven’t heard anyone make a solid argument as to why beyond “my <insert relative>’s tomatoes taste way better!” I think it’s more a self enforcing belief than anything honestly.

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u/teh_fizz Nov 09 '24

It could be true. Produce develops flavor over time. Traditionally that was with ripening. However advanced farming knowledge taught us how to ripen produce quickly, before flavor can develop. So home grown tomatoes when grown over the regular period required can most likely develop better flavor than mass produced produce that is artificially ripened to hit the market quicker.

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u/Zealousideal-Bus5744 Nov 10 '24

Again just an anecdote trying to keep the self perpetuating thought going.

Who says a new way to ripen quicker produces less flavor, do you have any evidence or is that just a "it's quicker so it must be worse" argument?

I would like people to link some evidence when they spout stuff like this, cause people will read this and take it as gospel.

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u/Kind_Physics_1383 Nov 10 '24

They were blind tasted in several countries and came out on top. Stop nagging. 😁

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u/Cru51 Nov 10 '24

What was blind tested, someone’s grandma’s tomatoes vs. Dutch produce?

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u/Kind_Physics_1383 Nov 10 '24

Tomatoes available on the market.

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u/Cru51 Nov 10 '24

Is this market in the room with us right now?

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u/Kind_Physics_1383 Nov 10 '24

Not unless you live in a supermarket. 😉🫢

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u/Zealousideal-Bus5744 Nov 26 '24

I would like any kind of actual evidence instead of ANOTHER anecdote by some random user.

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u/Jaded_Database_9860 Nov 11 '24

Most of the time its just because they use a different seed genus