George M. Middius wrote:
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>>>> North American food was more bland back then. It was not until a
>>>> couple decades later that we started using spicier ingredients in
>>>> foods.
>
>>> They skimp even on the use of plain ol' black pepper in these old
>>> recipes. They lean waaaay towards the side of ultra-conservative.
>
>> Today if a chef in Hong Kong tries a new approach, it will likely be
>> on TV and the Internet by next month.
>> What I've written is pretty garbled
>
> I've heard it said many times that American meats and vegetables have
> lost a lot of flavor since, say, the '70s. Mass production and all
> that. Maybe in the old days, relying more on the essential flavors of
> the main ingredients was more rewarding.

That very well could be.

Although I never liked fruit very much, I do think that most of it had more
flavor back in the 1960's. Now it mostly tastes flavorless to me.