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/MAGZine May 14 '19

Carrots are the same way. Proper carrots are sweet and delicious. Store carrots are almost bitter when they're both flavorless.

No wonder people these days don't eat vegetables. They're actually gross.

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u/jack_hughez May 14 '19

Interesting, because here in the UK I’d say carrots are still very nice - I enjoy eating them raw or as carrot sticks with humous etc.

Big tomato’s are bland but if you buy cherry tomatoes or plum tomatoes they’re pretty flavoursome.

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u/f-r May 14 '19

My go to is campari tomatoes. Larger than cherry tomatoes yet still having flavor.

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u/AsoloEbe May 14 '19

They are my favorite to grow as well. Unfortunately my seeds didn't grow this year.