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Originally Posted by Fuzz
There are definitely varying tastes and qualities depending on where you get meat from. Lilydale chicken has a weird texture and a specific taste. I don't like it, so pay more to get good tasting chicken from Master Meats. I think they are raised in Armstrong BC. I dunno, all I know is they taste a lot better and aren't that weird rubbery Lilyldale type. Maybe it's just a different breed.
Point is, if you want good tasting food, you can still get it, but you have to support the places that have it. I also understand their is nothing wrong with cheap food if you have a big family to feed or budget issues. If I had kids, I probably wouldn't be putting it on their plate just to watch half if it get tossed.
The other reality is we have almost everything available year round. To get that, sacrifices are required. Food needs to be stored longer, and transported farther. It's often picked early, which means it never reaches peak flavour. But if you buy stuff in season, it's still great.
It's good we have options, but they can't get around reality.
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Different farms and in-season vs out definitely do make a difference, but they’ve also always made a difference. Like, oranges were still being imported in January 20 years ago, this isn’t a new thing. And like I said, buying off a farm you drove to is better than buying off a farm that drove thousands of kms to you.
Varieties can also make a difference. Honeycrisp is a 10/10 apple, but Red Delicious is animal feed. I think this also impacts perception and is the positive (negative?) aspect of greater selection: greater access to better stuff. So you may have grown up eating one thing, and then discover something better you didn’t have access to growing up. Then say you go back to the first thing, and realize it isn’t very good.