
I had no idea that the EU had standards for fruits and vegetables, but according to the BBC, restrictions on ugly or odd-looking fruit are being lifted.
So, after 1 July the consumer can once again choose to buy "curly cucumbers, crooked carrots and mottled mushrooms." The rules won't change for 10 crops that represent 75% of the produce sold, but consumers can buy them if the offending specimens are labelled "product intended for processing."
Well, I guess this doesn't affect fruit that are categorically cosmetically-challenged, like the durian::

What's your take on "wonky" produce? I'm sure all the pretty produce can relate to the song.
Song:: Ugly Girl - Fleming & John
Twittervesion:: #EU lifts ban on wonky produce, ending two decades of #lookism. http://url.ie/1xy2 @Prof_K
3 comments:
I like all the different excotic frouits so much, sadly I lack possibilities to try them all.
I really don't care about how the fruit or vegetable looks like if it tastes great. I can say even more - sometimes the ugliest fruits are the sweetest ones, so... never judge the cover :)
I once bought a durian in a San Francisco produce market not knowing what it was.
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