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liuzhou

liuzhou

On 19/03/2017 at 5:26 PM, liuzhou said:

People know what strawberries should taste like - it seems Driscoll's doesn't.

 

Interesting article on Driscoll's from the New Yorker


How Driscoll’s Reinvented the Strawberry

 

This comment from a Driscoll's biochemist commenting on someone else's berry made me laugh. Sounds just like the Driscoll's fruit I've encountered.
 

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What I was enjoying was overripe, he said pityingly, and wouldn’t survive the weekend.

 

Sadder is that they proudly say they breed berries for looks rather than taste.

liuzhou

liuzhou

On 19/03/2017 at 5:26 PM, liuzhou said:

People know what strawberries should taste like - it seems Driscoll's doesn't.

 

Interesting article on Driscoll's from the New Yorker


How Driscoll’s Reinvented the Strawberry

 

This comment from a Driscoll's biochemist c ommenting on someone else's berry made me laugh. Sounds just like the Driscoll's fruit I've encountered.
 

Quote


What I was enjoying was overripe, he said pityingly, and wouldn’t survive the weekend.

 

Sadder is that they proudly say they breed berries for looks rather than taste.

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