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I love US for certain reasons but when I went to Japan for the first time and then came back home to the states, I was legit depressed over the food. I couldn’t believe the difference in quality. The food I had been eating at home all of the sudden tasted like rubbery shit.

Granted, I didn’t go to farmers markets at that time. Farmers market food tastes soooo much better - everything from vegetables to meats.

⚡️🌱🌙 2y ago

There’s something strange about US food.

I dont know if its the transport or the processing, but something bad has been normalised somewhere in the chain.

US chefs however are excellent.

In Europe we have the opposite problem by default, better ingredients but average chef is lower standard.

Obviously there are exceptions all over the place.

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HoloKat 2y ago

Well, Monsanto controls a ton of food production in US and farmers buy their modified seeds. It could be that the modifications they make render the produce tasteless? Just a guess. Perhaps combined with low quality soil abused by fertilizer, you bet a combo of crappy food? I don’t know much about this space.

Karo Zagorus 2y ago

I have generally the opposite observation, time preference is so high in the US that chefs cut corners to kill their customers.

HoloKat 2y ago

I feel like US restaurant food is generally saltier than Japanese, despite heavy use of soy here. My memory is hazy though. I just recall having to drink a lot more.

Karo Zagorus 2y ago

Japanese restaurants are magnificent.

HoloKat 2y ago

Can confirm.

JoySun 2y ago

Or restaurant owners, rather.