The DU Lounge

It’s been that way for decades.

Pulpy fresh peaches, lack flavor.
Hard as a rock peaches.

Tomatoes that taste like cardboard.
Even the Heirloom tomatoes are shitty they sell now.

Oranges that are all pulp, and thick skin.
Hardly any juice.

Berries that have no flavor.
Strawberries especially, the taste is gone.

SO THIS IS WHAT I DO NOW….

Try to go to Farmers Markets
Try to get there extremely early to get the Heirloom Tomatoes
various varieties like Cherokee Purple, Mortgage Lifter.

Buy strawberries only when in season,
that’s the only way to get the real flavor I demand.

Buying blueberries that really taste good is hit and miss.
Depends on source, depends on time of year.
Lots of Texas blueberry growers now.
It’s somewhat OK, but not like the wild berries

Watermelon. Well I have ever figured out how to
guarantee picking a tasty watermelon.
Depends on time of year, where that melon was grown.
All those tiny watermelons now sold are crappy.
Give me a GOOD LARGE EAST TEXAS WATERMELON grown in that
Red Dirt, Sandy Loam THAT WILL USUALLY GET YOU A WONDERFUL
WATERMELON

and good ripe Cantaloupe is hit and miss too.

US grocery stores just suck at providing good tasting produce
They care mainly about providing product that looks good,
And can ship easily, and decent shelf life.
AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS ALMOST ALWAYS INCOMPATIBLE WITH
TASTY PRODUCE