[317070]

It's been a long lasting peeve of mine. I Live in London, where you can easily satisfy every kink, even the most exotic fruits and spices are found in every corner of the city.

Yet, for the love of me, I cannot find any tasty tomato. Even if money is no issue, it just doesn't seem to exist? A giant void in a huge market? At this point, I'd pay 10x prices without blinking.

It's fair that I cannot find them in winter, but even now, the heart of summer when they are the best, I cannot find any remotely resembling the ones found in big quantities in random Balkan supermarkets.

How is it not a thing? Did Isle of Wight crush the market? Is it just me and there is no market?

[mirsadm]

I find pretty much all fruit and vegetables to be rubbish in Scotland. The only exception is the couple of things grown here. Which is baffling given if you fly for couple of hours you can get fantastic produce everywhere.

[inciampati]

You need sun and local intensive agriculture to grow them well. They taste better the more hot and stressed they are. It's just not something available in the UK?

[randunel]

Most Polish and Romanian shops sell tomatoes, but their prices are not capped at £2/kg like Sainsbury's do.