Fruit(less) Endeavour
I hardly ever bother with fruit but when I do pick something up at the supermarket it hardly ever encourages me to do it more often. I’ve noticed that more and more supermarket fruit is labelled “ripen at home”, with that particular feature presented as a virtue; whereas, in reality, it is obviously a dodge to save someone along the supply chain the expense of ripening it before it goes on sale.This wouldn’t be a major problem were it not for the producers inserting some sort of genetic timing mechanism into the fruit that gives the consumer a one hour window of opportunity to eat it between the states of rock hard and fermenting mush.
So this, along with the way they seem to have bred all traces of flavour out of most fruit, is the reason I hardly ever bother with it.
Hmmm, I fancy a banana next Wednesday; so when do I need to purchase one, Well it’s Saturday today so..................
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However, as I do eat a lot of fruit and don't like having to shop too much, I tend to buy the ripen at home fruit.
Tip for your banana crisis: bananas ripen quicker if stored in a brown paper bag
They greatly reduce the price of those pre-chopped fruit bowls at the end of the evening.
That way you have ready to eat fruit already chopped up, for a fraction of the cost.
Win win.
Bon appetit!
Seal lever will provide you with vitamin A, when consumed raw. And above mentioned cranberries and sour cabbage with vitamin C.
D is more tricky: you'd need sun.
Molly
Harbaaaaaaaaal
There are street vendors/stalls I could go to.
The bananas that are imported
I only go bananas for local bananas
I miss having my own banana trees
Never travel from Thailand with Har.
I purpsely buy fruit to ripen at home. I do not have an army at home to eat all fruit before it goes soft and soggy. In fact some fruit i keep in fridge to very slowly ripen and take out when needed.
You could of course buy bags of frozen fruit--thawed it is fresher than what you buy on shelves and you need only thaw what you need.
Now when fruit season comes around go pick your own---good day out and fruit as fresh as chips ha ha
Supermarkets are able to keep fruit stored for up to two years using special gasses.
Since I only eat fruit and veges I make sure they come from the local farmers and haven't been sprayed.
My quest for tomatoes that taste like tomatoes, lasted for 8 years until I went the route of growing my own.
It is lovely to be able to pick sweet tomatoes whenever you want.
I don't eat bananas, so wouldn't have a clue how much time you'd need to ripen them. I do know if you put avocados next to apples, they'll ripen pdq. I'm still eating fresh tomatoes from my garden last summer. You're right, those anemic looking things called tomatoes purchased in stores don't even come close.
I forgot I was writing a comment and not an email.