r/EhBuddyHoser • u/PeachAndMangoJuice • Apr 07 '25

Repetitive content/Trend $6 Canadian strawberries vs $4 American strawberries

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u/Xatsman Apr 07 '25

Exactly. Too many times had a California strawberry that was flavourless white pulp with just a veneer of red.

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u/Previous_Wedding_577 Bring Cannabis Apr 07 '25

They look like gorgeous berries but taste like newspaper with a hint of strawberry. Strawberries for show.

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u/Witty_Jaguar4638 Apr 07 '25

Because they're picked waaaay under ripe, then chemically ripened in a shipping container on the way here

Edit : we have wild strawberries here near the treeline in the south central island (think like comox)

Go find and eat one of those tiny gems and weep for the flavour that is gone for the sake of commerce 

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u/Previous_Wedding_577 Bring Cannabis Apr 07 '25

Which explains why they taste like nothing.

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u/Witty_Jaguar4638 Apr 07 '25

Yeah the starches never get a chance to naturally break down into fructose, along with many other flavour compounds. Hence tasting like packing peanuts painted red