cerealjoe | Who else will think about this if not me? (Reply)

It's silly stuff but there has been more and more asparagus everywhere lately. I don't know if it's because the harvest has started in the south or because there is some tradition involving asparagus and Easter around here but the end result is that there is more of it, as usual though it's overpriced - nothing new here. This package made me think about how most of the import fruits and veggies get here. It would make sense for them to come by plane but that would turn everything more expensive. I guess tomatoes from the Netherlands can come by boat, those things can survive an obscene amount of time after harvest... everything that's a bit more prone to deterioration, that's bound to get here by plane or be local, like salads - usually those are Finnish and they can usually last a day or two, especially if their roots are kept in water. Maybe that's why they're sold here with their roots...