They are from the farmer’s market and I think we will actually eat all of them instead of letting them rot in the fridge like we normally do.
They are from the farmer’s market and I think we will actually eat all of them instead of letting them rot in the fridge like we normally do.
They usually look like this, or even MUCH bigger, and nearly flavourless.
Okay that looks downright bad. I thought perhaps the one from OP look a bit wee dark and soft but what is that thing?
My understanding is ethylene gas is used to ripen strawberries artificially, hence the white center. No idea how they get them large, but I’m assuming they inhibit the ripening stage through GMO or some other means, letting it grow to crazy sizes, then use the gas when they reach the desired size.
They are GMO in the sense they were selectively bred and specifically selected to look like that. Even OP’s lovely strawberries have been artificially bred and selected to be what they are. That’s what land grant ag departments do. It just took a bit longer.
It’s what humans have done for millennia.
Out of curiosity, what do you define GMO as?
I meant genetically altered in a lab. Regardless, I was just guessing. Looking online it seems the FDA hasn’t approved any GMO strawberries, so they must have been selectively bred to be enormous.