On oranges, damage to the fruit (insect bites, cuts, etc) often cause the fruit to be sweeter in the area of the damage. So ugly fruit is often tastier.
Americans especially are sold shiny pretty consistent fruit. Ripe fruit is browning, wrinkled, lots of flaws. After a while you’ll see some of those “flaws” as signs of tasty fruit.
I’m a produce manager for a grocery chain in the SE US. I tell people ALL of the time to pick out the ugliest cantaloupe/honeydew because it’s typically going to be the sweetest/most ripe.
You’ll have people shaking, rolling, knocking on melons trying to find “the good ones”. It’s pretty funny to watch people make their selections.
On oranges, damage to the fruit (insect bites, cuts, etc) often cause the fruit to be sweeter in the area of the damage. So ugly fruit is often tastier.
Americans especially are sold shiny pretty consistent fruit. Ripe fruit is browning, wrinkled, lots of flaws. After a while you’ll see some of those “flaws” as signs of tasty fruit.
I’m a produce manager for a grocery chain in the SE US. I tell people ALL of the time to pick out the ugliest cantaloupe/honeydew because it’s typically going to be the sweetest/most ripe.
You’ll have people shaking, rolling, knocking on melons trying to find “the good ones”. It’s pretty funny to watch people make their selections.