voyager Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Oishi verticdally grown $50 for box of 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I’ve had some. They were, you know, like fine. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thanks. I grew up in coastal CA strawberry country. We used to buy warm from the field flats for around $2. These designer berries would have to be pretty good to surpass my taste memories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: I’ve had some. They were, you know, like fine. Maybe I'm misparsing the cultural component of this, but I think how they look is way more important than how they taste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 You are kidding? The berries of my childhood, some from our SF back yard and several varieties in France are my yardsticks. SF farmers markets, again bringing berries from my home town, sell worthwhile berries. We are consistently disappointed in Central Valley berries. But looks are seldom a criterion except that I never buy dark red berries which to me are overripe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Sloppy language on my part. These super high end Japanese inspired fruits. The culture they are coming from is prizing perfection of appearance more than flavor. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Factory farmed berries. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Chambolle Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 6 hours ago, voyager said: $50 for box of 8 Not sure if the point is that these berries are cheap or expensive, seriously ... cuz here's a handful of green grapes for way over a hundred US$ greenbacks ... And heck, let's play some poker while we're all here ... I see those strawberries, Splink, and I raise you my top shelf Musk Melons for $110 ... no make that $120 ... no make that $150 ... nope, final top right raise for $200 for one measly melon ... you in or out, Splink ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 The question is whether those consuming this produce have the palate and experience to evaluate their merit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prasantrin Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I've had some very expensive fruit, usually consumed as a guest in wealthy Japanese people's homes. The only expensive fruit I've had that I thought was almost worth the exorbitant price was the strawberries, and maybe the cherries. Otherwise, I found fruits like musk melons, apples, and grapes to be mostly 1-note, and that note was sweet. (The very first time I was invited to a Japanese person's home, I was served very expensive grapes. I had no idea I wasn't supposed to eat the skin, which was very thick and tough. I almost choked on it, also in part because I was very nervous) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 34 minutes ago, voyager said: The question is whether those consuming this produce have the palate and experience to evaluate their merit. The merit is the price. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chambolle Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 13 hours ago, voyager said: The question is whether those consuming this produce have the palate and experience to evaluate their merit. Strongly disagree Quite frankly it’s a totally irrelevant question and it’s simply you imposing your presumably “superior” value system over theirs … think about it If buying that excruciatingly expensive fruit*, whose price is completely unhinged from palate considerations, brings them enough psychic pleasure to justify the price to THEM then that’s all that matters. They decide how they spend their money, not you These are luxury goods … and they pretty much all work the same way * excruciatingly expensive, for YOU. For some folks (and there’s millions upon millions of them), $2 or $20 or $200, it’s all the same thing ie meaningless in the grand scheme of things. And it’s the same for you, just at a different scale … you might be willing to spend $.02 or $.20 or maybe even up to $2 for a great piece of bubble gum that really really caught your fancy … and then the dismissive Ukrainians will be sneering at you saying “Look at the fat cat American blowing her wad on an expensive piece of Bazooka … she wouldn’t know quality bazooka if it hit her between her 👀 and stuck there ! “ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 45 minutes ago, Chambolle said: If...price is completely unhinged from palate considerations, brings them enough psychic pleasure to justify the price to THEM then that’s all that matters. This is one of your most reasonable posts. It explains everything. Many thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 But the buyers are ordinarily gifting the fruit, not eating it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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