When i was a kid strawberries were so sweet and tast but nowadays they dont really seem to have alot of flavour, do you think it is because of all the chemicals used?
2006-06-28 01:39:02 · 33 answers · asked by Emmie 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Its funny because rasberries still taste the same.
2006-06-28 02:11:30 · update #1
I noticed the exact same thing. I think it's because the soil in which produce is grown grown has been over-farmed and therefore is not as fertile as it once was. It may also be due to chemicals and pesticides used, (though even organic fruits and vegetables taste bland to me.)
2006-06-28 01:47:30 · answer #1 · answered by jjf 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It depends where you live the strawberries in California always taste dry to me and the ones locally grown in New York are good but it also depends on the season if the strawberries get too much water they wrot and if not enough they're very hard and don't ripen as well. Not all places use chemicals to grow strawberries they actually grow pretty good without them I have a ton growing in my backyard and they don't need any chemicals the hard part is keeping deer, rabbits, squirrels, and birds away but other than that they do well.
2006-06-28 01:46:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a combination of things, the chemicals are one thing. Other things might be that you just rememeber them tasting better than they actually did - I experienced something similar with Battle of the Planets which I remembered being the greatest cartoon ever when I was 8 years old. I watch it again for the first time last year and it was crap !! Anyway I digress , It could be that when your young your taste buds are more acute so make them seem sweeter plus if you smoke and drink this can kill taste buds
2006-06-28 01:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmy G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be that you have a lot of sugar in your diet. The more sugar in the things you eat and drink, the more acclimatized you get to the taste of sugar. If you were to eat a blander diet, then eating fruit might produce a sweet taste.
It may also be attributable to a change in climate, are you living in the same place you have always lived? Do you get your strawberries from the same source ever since you were a young girl?
It could be a change in soil also. Try feeding your strawberry plants cola/coke (non-diet), that is if you grow them yourself.
2006-06-28 02:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by CalKnight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but i have noticed that in alot of British supermarkets they dont sell English strawberries and they dont taste as good, they seem to have a bitter after taste. But if you do get to try some english strawberries they taste just as good as they used to.
2006-06-28 01:55:49 · answer #5 · answered by byedabye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get English strawberries (especially ones grown near where you live) you'll find they taste delicious! Forget the spanish or dutch ones, go for English - the best strawberries in the world! P.S. Organic helps too!
2006-06-28 01:46:50 · answer #6 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have also noticed that not only do strawberries today not taste as sweet but they seem to spoil quickly. It seems that after I bring them home from the store they start to spoil within a few days.
2006-06-28 01:47:10 · answer #7 · answered by Ann W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for organic strawberries. The run-of-the-mill strawberries found in the grocery store are grown with pesticides and other chemicals...organic strawberries are grown naturally, and although they are a bit more expensive, they definintely taste as good as they ever did.
2006-06-28 01:45:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be downhearted, they taste just as good as they used to if you go to a pick your own farm and eat as many as your conscience allows, straight from the bush...I think that strawberries don't travel or store well, so if thery're in a shop they're probably too far from home and too old. It's really worth picking your own if you have the time.
2006-06-28 03:20:01 · answer #9 · answered by Amanda C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the british strawbs are great, its when we get the spanish ones that they are not so good. No offence to the spanish, its just by the time they are imported they dont taste as fresh. Picking your own at a strawberry field is the best, they taste gorgeous
2006-06-28 01:45:50 · answer #10 · answered by Nicola j. r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stores want strawberries that won't spoil rapidly, so growers aren't concerned with flavor, only shelf life. Not to mention pesticides or that the berries are picked before they're really ripe, which explains all those white berries you see. Try smelling the package before you buy it. a strong strawberry smell usually indicates that the berries are at least ripe.
2006-06-28 02:04:31 · answer #11 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋