Comments on: 苺 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/04/29/99/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:09:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jim O'Connell http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/04/29/99/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Jim O'Connell Sat, 30 Apr 2005 19:01:15 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/04/29/99/#comment-187 Myself, I'm saving up to buy one of those muskmelons. At $50-$100 apiece, they've got to be something special... Actually, the strawberries were a surprise. A few years ago in the US, they started selling these huge strawberries, but they had almost no flavor. Over here, they're almost as flavorful as the small wild ones, but just as large as the flavorless ones. Last night I was looking for tomatoes for a pasta sauce and had to buy these absolutely perfect ones. In the states, I'd never use such a nice tomato for sauce - it's a crime not to just eat them raw and enjoy all of the aspects of them. Better to make a sauce out of tomatoes with imperfections and blemishes. Myself, I’m saving up to buy one of those muskmelons. At $50-$100 apiece, they’ve got to be something special…

Actually, the strawberries were a surprise. A few years ago in the US, they started selling these huge strawberries, but they had almost no flavor. Over here, they’re almost as flavorful as the small wild ones, but just as large as the flavorless ones.

Last night I was looking for tomatoes for a pasta sauce and had to buy these absolutely perfect ones. In the states, I’d never use such a nice tomato for sauce – it’s a crime not to just eat them raw and enjoy all of the aspects of them. Better to make a sauce out of tomatoes with imperfections and blemishes.

]]> By: sid http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/04/29/99/comment-page-1/#comment-186 sid Sat, 30 Apr 2005 05:12:50 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2005/04/29/99/#comment-186 You won't be disappointed taste-wise if you stick to organic produce when you get back to the States. I miss it often here (I know it's out there, but not as easy to find and even more expensive). By the way, does anyone know what's done to produce in Japan? I always assumed Japan has a higher standard than America as far as what's sprayed on the crops, but I could be totally wrong. You won’t be disappointed taste-wise if you stick to organic produce when you get back to the States. I miss it often here (I know it’s out there, but not as easy to find and even more expensive).
By the way, does anyone know what’s done to produce in Japan? I always assumed Japan has a higher standard than America as far as what’s sprayed on the crops, but I could be totally wrong.

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