[MustrumRidcully]

When was the last time you ate a real tomato? Not the one grown on hydroponic farm and full of water, but a real one coming from an old and tasty variety full of flesh?

Big food processing firms have been decreasing the quality of food over the years to keep the price low. No more yoghurt but "milk preparations". No more raw milk cheese costly but tasty. Biscuits are getting smaller. Fruits are tasteless and full of pesticides. Let's not even talk about swine, which almost no one knows the real taste anymore since it is produced in industrial facilities and then chemically processed to give it the "standard" tase and color. All of these were not happening on such a large scale 30 or 40 years ago.

My point is that there are other variables to take into account other than prices. Quality is one. You think you have more, but is it of the same quality as before?

[ajss]

> My point is that there are other variables to take into account other than prices.

You said quality food was reserved only for rich people. People with a median income in western countries can comfortably afford to regularly eat locally grown, ethically-produced, non-intensive farm-shop food if that's what they're into. Bill Gates & Donald Trump aren't eating higher quality food than they are.

[problems]

It's incredibly trivial to get this kind of quality if you're willing to go out of your way and pay a relatively small premium to get it. Many local markets exist.

Personally, I don't find it to be worth it, I don't notice the "quality" as much as some people seem to and I'm not willing to pay even a small premium for it. You've picked a few particular things, some of which only appeal to a very small niche market - you might argue that people have learned out "quality" in their tastes, but that's an opinion, not a fact.

[mmel]

Local produce markets are not uncommon. If you want this kind of quality, it is attainable at a small premium over supermarket prices.