FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - Foods that aren't as good as they used to be

On 5 Sep 2005 02:03:15 -0700, wrote:

>What foods do you guys know of that aren't as good as they used to be?
>Here's the ones I know.
>
>1. Salmon. They have farm raised salmon which is inferior to
>wild-caught salmon

I'm fortunate on this score--we don't get much farm raised salmon in
the Seattle area. (and what there is, I sure don't buy)

>2. Coffee. I heard that the average coffee is lower quality than it
>used to be, because at some time, maybe in the 70's, there was a coffee
>shortage, which resulted in lower coffee quality. And ever since then,
>Americans have become accustomed to drinking lower quality coffee.
>(However, I'm sure high quality coffee is still available if you look
>for it)

Again, I live in the Seattle area. Need I say more? (not that I'm
much of a coffee drinker)

Watermelon. It's very hard to find a 'real' one anymore. Seedless?
pfaugh. The only decent seedless ones are the little ones--Pureheart
type. Those can be almost as good as a well-ripened seeded one.

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-denny-

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