donnellysdogs said:
Having worked for Tesco n Waitrose Distribution Xentres years ago..... And Trading Standards at the docks seeing lorries xome in...
Fruit n veg.... Definitely NOT fresh unless from gsrden....
From picking to shelves in shop can take 5 days... Definitely NOT fresh
Bit like my "fresh" squashes then.
I planted them, grew them, picked them in September/October, I'd still call them fresh, as they're sitting in a wicker basket in the kitchen. Next to the "fresh" garlic, hanging there, and the "fresh" onions, the "fresh" apples, picked late October and stored.
But not like bacon, soaked in a chemical mix, sealed in a plastic wrapper, and leaking white goo when it's cooked.
Fresh doesn't have to mean just dug up, I only cook with "fresh" ingredients where I can, and I'd include properly stored, and chilled, or even dried herbs or spices in my fresh cooking.
But not preserved in a vat of chemicals.