Scientists have discovered that the gene that makes tomatoes uniformly ripe and red also makes them less tasty. But it’s going to take consumer education and a willingness to pay more before the industry makes a change.
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How The Taste Of Tomatoes Went Bad (And Kept On Going) : The Salt : NPR
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How The Taste Of Tomatoes Went Bad (And Kept On Going) | NPR
Published: June 28, 2012 by Dan Charles
The tomato is the vegetable (or fruit, if you must) that we love to hate. We know how good it can be and how bad it usually is. And everybody just wants to know: How did it get that way?
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