seedcorn
Garden Master
In looking for some things on the internet, I saw several links to articles stating heirlooms tasted so much better than selected genetic varieties or hybrids. My question, HOW DO THEY KNOW?
I’d love to do a blind taste test where they can't see which variety they are eating to see IF they pick the correct ones. In my meats class, the prof gave all of us 2 samples of beef. Then we marked which we liked the flavor of best (both prepared the same). Most of the students were non dairy back grounds so were prejudiced towards colored breeds-prof used angus and Holstein. 90% of class picked the Holstein.
I get the romance of growing (legally) your own seed, selecting within your genetics, a variety (I’m doing that with okra myself). I’d never make the claim that mine taste better. I do believe that it performs better in the nawth with my soils as I’ve had several popular varieties crash and burn.
Not to start a war just open discussion based on opinions-unless someone can cite where blind taste tests have been done.
I’d love to do a blind taste test where they can't see which variety they are eating to see IF they pick the correct ones. In my meats class, the prof gave all of us 2 samples of beef. Then we marked which we liked the flavor of best (both prepared the same). Most of the students were non dairy back grounds so were prejudiced towards colored breeds-prof used angus and Holstein. 90% of class picked the Holstein.
I get the romance of growing (legally) your own seed, selecting within your genetics, a variety (I’m doing that with okra myself). I’d never make the claim that mine taste better. I do believe that it performs better in the nawth with my soils as I’ve had several popular varieties crash and burn.
Not to start a war just open discussion based on opinions-unless someone can cite where blind taste tests have been done.