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Becca

wrote:
> I recall reading somewhere that the fruits we get in our local
> supermarket represent only a fraction of a percent of all the fruits
> available in the world. Furthermore, the fruit we do get are chosen
> not because of their taste but more so because of their low price from
> large economies of scale.
>
> So how would one go about sampling all the infinite varieties of
> exotic fruits that exist in the world? I'm sure there must be some
> truly delicious ones out there that we've never heard about!
>
> I'm surprised nobody has thought of opening a fruit bar that only
> sells exotic fruits. Sure the price would be high, but fish is flown
> in from all over the world and that is not terribly expensive. Plus
> fish is a lot more perishable than fruit.
>

There are bananas in other countries that are delicious, but they have a
thin skin, they would suffer from too much bruising.

Other countries grow beautiful pineapples, but you can not ship them to
Hawaii. Cassavas can not be shipped to Hawaii or Puerto Rico. Brazil
has some awesome tangerines that are really large, but we can not get
them here. We can not get Japanese cucumbers. It could be our local
growers who try to prohibit the importation of these fruits, and
possibly for legitimate reasons. Or not.

Becca