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Thank the market: the food companies have prioritized durability, yield, and appearance over taste.
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/09/137623954/the-troubled-histor...
> On top of that, the tomatoes you see in those supermarkets have been bred for high yields and durability, not flavor. "As a farmer once said — an honest farmer — 'I don't get paid a cent for flavor,'" Estabrook says.
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Thank the market: the food companies have prioritized durability, yield, and appearance over taste.
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/09/137623954/the-troubled-histor...
> On top of that, the tomatoes you see in those supermarkets have been bred for high yields and durability, not flavor. "As a farmer once said — an honest farmer — 'I don't get paid a cent for flavor,'" Estabrook says.