HarryLime [any]@hexbear.net to food@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agoApparently there's been a Big Ag conspiracy to make Jalapeno peppers less spicy and it's workingwww.dmagazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down10cross-posted to: cookingfood@hexbear.nethumanities@beehaw.org
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkApparently there's been a Big Ag conspiracy to make Jalapeno peppers less spicy and it's workingwww.dmagazine.comHarryLime [any]@hexbear.net to food@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square71fedilinkcross-posted to: cookingfood@hexbear.nethumanities@beehaw.org
minus-squareHestia [comrade/them, she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 months agoThey’re gonna reintroduce “heirloom jalapeños” and mark the price up by ×5
minus-squareTraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoHeirloom varieties of vegetables are cool and good, food biodiversity is crucial to a healthy food system. The markup is a large part bs, and a small part a reflection of how expensive it is to grow non-commercial/not-patented vegetable varieties.
They’re gonna reintroduce “heirloom jalapeños” and mark the price up by ×5
Heirloom varieties of vegetables are cool and good, food biodiversity is crucial to a healthy food system. The markup is a large part bs, and a small part a reflection of how expensive it is to grow non-commercial/not-patented vegetable varieties.