PIE! Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 We went shopping at Sam's Club on Saturday because we don't have a membership and they were open to the public that day. I was amazed at their berries. I did not see a single moldy or bruised berry in the whole store. We bought a lot of bluberries, blackberries, and strawberries. We've eaten most of them already, but I've noticed they have a sort of funny taste - especially the strawberries. It's not bad or strong, just a little different. Do they treat them with something to make them all stay so beautiful in the store? I'm just curious if the slightly funny taste and the uncanny prettiness of the berries are related somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Where do you usually buy berries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 There are lots of different varieties of berries, and they don't all taste the same. In my experience it has more to do with when different varieties ripen and how far they travel from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 If the berries aren't organic, it's quite possible they've been sprayed with dye to enhance visual appeal. Strawberries can be sprayed with red or blue dye or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Conventional berries are sprayed with fungicides to keep them from rotting in transit or on the grocery store shelves. I don't know if you can taste fungicides or not. Supermarket produce is bred to survive transit rather than for taste. Try organic berries, frozen organic berries (the wild frozen blueberries are particularly good), or freeze your own berries in season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Where do you usually buy berries? any of the other local grocery stores that don't require a membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 If there is a Trader Joe's near you, their organic fruits and vegetables are as reasonably priced as organic gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Conventional berries are sprayed with fungicides to keep them from rotting in transit or on the grocery store shelves. I don't know if you can taste fungicides or not. Supermarket produce is bred to survive transit rather than for taste. Try organic berries, frozen organic berries (the wild frozen blueberries are particularly good), or freeze your own berries in season. Ha, I shop at stores where the strawberries are inevitable pre-molded. At least they're safe. Eew. If the berries aren't organic, it's quite possible they've been sprayed with dye to enhance visual appeal. Strawberries can be sprayed with red or blue dye or both. Yuck. How about those places that serve blueberry muffins that contain only dyed blue apple bits? Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 It's funny you posted about this. I am a buy-organic-only-when-absolutely-necessary woman. Recently, I bought organic strawberries and organic blackberries by accident. Both times I bit into my first berry, I was astounded by the flavor and thought "these taste the way they tasted when I was a kid." I usually buy (non-organic) berries at Sam's Club, but I have decided that organic is worth it for these. I don't know why non-organic berries taste the way they do, but you're right -- there is a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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