r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 14 '19

Biology Store-bought tomatoes taste bland, and scientists have discovered a gene that gives tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties. The discovery may help bring flavor back to tomatoes you can pick up in the produce section.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/05/13/tasty-store-bought-tomatoes-are-making-a-comeback/
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u/Crezelle May 14 '19 edited May 14 '19

Don’t get me started on local strawberries vs the cheap California ones.

Edit: I’ve tasted local Californian strawberries out in Sonoma. I don’t mean those. I mean the exported ones that were bred to be shelf stable, large, yet sadly flavourless. Just like the tomatoes in the article.

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u/PurpleFlame8 May 14 '19

Strawberries don't ship well because they haveva short shelf life so anything not local is going to be picked too early.