I am passionate about food…

You will notice that this Blog has 4 Labels only. This one is relating to my many “Passions”. I am passionate about food…

But I do have a “peeve” (allow me the pun – that’s my “beef”).

When it comes to genetically modified foods, there are number of objections that we hear all over the place. Yet, that is not even close to the problem I personally have with GMF. Let’s look at the usual objections and then I will share mine:

Objections to Genetically Modified Foods: (parenthesis are mine)

• Is it really necessary? (for a capitalist system, ya… but what about the consumer),
• Labeling should be compulsory (yes),
• Do we need genetically modified food? (jury is still out on that one),
• Should we be modifying genes at all? (moral issue),
• It's "playing God" or unnatural (says who…),
• It's wrong to mix genes from radically different organisms (says who…),
• Do we really know what we're doing? (good point),
• Have we evaluated the risks sufficiently? (most probably not),
• It is just going to provide luxuries for rich, and won't feed the Third World. (good point),
• Agriculture is already too technological. This will only make it worse. (possibly),
• There better ways to improve resistance and reduce chemicals on the land. (possibly),
• Do we have a real say in what's going on? (now that is an excellent concern),
• Big business is imposing on our freedom under the guise of free trade. (yes…),
• Government committees do not represent ordinary people enough (yes),
• Supermarkets act as enough of a voice (and the people, not enough…).

My added and main objection:

It doesn’t taste good!!!


Take a tomato for example. They have become tasteless… pretty but tasteless.

What about strawberries… Man, are they ever beautiful… but are bland…

For 3 years in a row, I have been doing this little experiment. I have been buying a basket of Ontario Peaches (local and in season) from either Loab or Loblaws (local supermarkets). Well, they are never ripe when you buy them… sooo… I leave them on our table in the kitchen. Every time, every year, the peaches will rot before the ripe… Something is wrong. They are also totally without juices… You see the problem is fruits and vegetables simply don’t taste what they used to taste when I was a kid… and I am not making this up.

The Government has to intervene…

Some would say: "Well, buy organic then...". Well... we now do but most people don't (more expensive) and thus... most people eat shit... simply because no one is controlling the quality of our food... Also, younger people can't even compare with what "real" fruits and vegetables are. They were never given a choice. They think our rasberries of today are the rasberries of nature. Not so. Huge difference. Something is wrong... and our politicians are doing NOTHING on this vital issue...

Phil

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