Unripe shop bought pears
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:17 pm
Where do Lidl buy their pears?
Pears, as most of you know, are generally picked and sold slightly under ripe, but then ripen, usually when our backs are turned, so that when we return, they are over ripe. But when you catch them just right, they are delicious.
So what is Lidl doing to its pears? I bought some Conference pears from them about two weeks ago and none of the four has ripened one jot. Surely that means they were picked too early. I am assuming that suppliers must know the right point to pick them, so wouldn't supply Lidl with deliberately under ripe pears just because they are cheap, would they?
In fact, while I like Lidl prices, their fruit is tasteless and usually inedible or underripe. So we are not going to buy any more from there in future.
Similarly, their meat, while cheap, is invariably tasteless.
In both cases, there have been exceptions, but few and far between
I also like Pink Lady apples. But half the time I buy them, they look great, but under the skins they are totally unripe and the eating experience is sub-optimal, to say the least.
I have to be careful what money I spend, but with fruit, I have found it is much better to pay extra (at Waitrose and M&S) and get something it is actually a pleasure to eat.
Would you agree?
Pears, as most of you know, are generally picked and sold slightly under ripe, but then ripen, usually when our backs are turned, so that when we return, they are over ripe. But when you catch them just right, they are delicious.
So what is Lidl doing to its pears? I bought some Conference pears from them about two weeks ago and none of the four has ripened one jot. Surely that means they were picked too early. I am assuming that suppliers must know the right point to pick them, so wouldn't supply Lidl with deliberately under ripe pears just because they are cheap, would they?
In fact, while I like Lidl prices, their fruit is tasteless and usually inedible or underripe. So we are not going to buy any more from there in future.
Similarly, their meat, while cheap, is invariably tasteless.
In both cases, there have been exceptions, but few and far between
I also like Pink Lady apples. But half the time I buy them, they look great, but under the skins they are totally unripe and the eating experience is sub-optimal, to say the least.
I have to be careful what money I spend, but with fruit, I have found it is much better to pay extra (at Waitrose and M&S) and get something it is actually a pleasure to eat.
Would you agree?