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To say that the majority of UK fruit and veg is awful in comparison to other countries?

132 replies

MissHoneyPenny · 05/05/2025 16:42

Why is it so expensive and (mostly) of poor quality when compared to places like Spain and France? I understand climate obviously plays into this but even things that can be grown well here like carrots and potatoes seem poor quality unless you pay top price at a farmers market or organic store.

I shop at a range of supermarkets from Aldi to M&S and none seem to be particularly great.

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HiRen · 05/05/2025 17:29

I wonder whether you're eating fruit and vegetables that aren't indigenous? Anything imported will always be a more expensive inferior product.

frozendaisy · 05/05/2025 17:29

What are the price comparisons? That might answer some of your query OP.

The UK population expects food bills to very low. If other countries can buy on the open market at a higher price they will get the better quality produce.

So a real comparison might be to compare prices, they might be similar to organic over here.

JHound · 05/05/2025 17:28

Agreed. I lived in Oz for a long time and the quality there was so much better.

BarneyRonson · 05/05/2025 17:28

Yes UK fruit and veg is inferior for sure. Our weather isn’t great either.

surlycurly · 05/05/2025 17:27

Absolutely. I was in Latvia recently and the markets there had the most amazing fruit and veg. Most of Europe has better fruit and veg in my experience.

Augustus40 · 05/05/2025 17:25

Yes they all taste watery unless homegrown.

HoskinsChoice · 05/05/2025 17:24

Move to Spain/France, then you can live happily ever after with your superior vegetables! Bye.