Produce in which you specifically seek out the industrialised version

[Shalmanese]

I have a giant Safeway close to my apartment where I go to buy condiments, canned goods, staples and other assorted miscellany but I rarely ever get produce, meat, etc from there as I find the selection plasticky and lacking in flavor.

There are a couple of exceptions however, like green grapes. Industrially grown green grapes are a wholly different fruit from their more high class brethen. Basically, what I'm looking for in a supermarket grape is that they're huge, sweet and crisp, even though they have barely any grape flavor. It's a completely different type of grape to the ones I can get at the market.

Similarly, supermarket celery is great when I'm making a cold salad where I want that crunch of celery but not necessarily the strong taste. Those giant, watery stalks fit the bill perfectly.

What are some other instances where the giant, watery, frankenfood version of produce is actually what is ideal for the task at hand?

[Peter the eater]

Iceberg lettuce comes to mind, completely tastless and very crunchy. Perfect for a sandwich or burger. It's the opposite of wild greens.

[janeer]

Iceberg lettuce comes to mind, completely tastless and very crunchy. Perfect for a sandwich or burger. It's the opposite of wild greens.

But nothing like the iceberg my farmer grows. Amazing.

[phatj]

I didn't even know there was a difference in celery until I got some from my CSA this summer. It was remarkably bitter. I used some in chicken salad where the strong flavor didn't overwhelm but I wouldn't use it in most raw applications.

[annabelle]

Iceberg lettuce comes to mind, completely tastless and very crunchy. Perfect for a sandwich or burger. It's the opposite of wild greens.

But nothing like the iceberg my farmer grows. Amazing.

You have your own personal famer? How feudal. I grow a very large truck garden every year, but still have to rely on the markets for stuff like iceberg lettuces and asparagus. It is simply too hot here for those crops.