<story><title>Tomato nostalgia as I relive my Croatian island childhood</title><url>https://www.croatiaweek.com/tomatoes-croatian-island-taste/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jihadjihad</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s hard to describe how drastic the difference is between a store-bought tomato and one that is homegrown. It&amp;#x27;s something you immediately miss once the season is gone and the tomato plants are composted, and you&amp;#x27;re hoping you saved enough jars to make it until next summer.&lt;p&gt;But one thing that surprised me after a little while gardening is that there is a similarly stark difference for homegrown carrots. Everybody knows what a carrot tastes like from the store, but I had never tasted a carrot that stopped me in my tracks until I took up gardening. It&amp;#x27;s just like with tomatoes: a richer, sweeter flavor that is virtually nonexistent in the supermarket. If you love growing your own tomatoes, I can&amp;#x27;t recommend growing your own carrots highly enough.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>vitaflo</author><text>If you haven’t you should try growing celery. The flavor difference is simply incredible.</text></comment>
<story><title>Tomato nostalgia as I relive my Croatian island childhood</title><url>https://www.croatiaweek.com/tomatoes-croatian-island-taste/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jihadjihad</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s hard to describe how drastic the difference is between a store-bought tomato and one that is homegrown. It&amp;#x27;s something you immediately miss once the season is gone and the tomato plants are composted, and you&amp;#x27;re hoping you saved enough jars to make it until next summer.&lt;p&gt;But one thing that surprised me after a little while gardening is that there is a similarly stark difference for homegrown carrots. Everybody knows what a carrot tastes like from the store, but I had never tasted a carrot that stopped me in my tracks until I took up gardening. It&amp;#x27;s just like with tomatoes: a richer, sweeter flavor that is virtually nonexistent in the supermarket. If you love growing your own tomatoes, I can&amp;#x27;t recommend growing your own carrots highly enough.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>enraged_camel</author><text>As a fellow gardener, this probably has to do with the type of tomato&amp;#x2F;carrot that you grow. For example, the carrots in your garden are probably of the sweeter variety than store-bought carrots.</text></comment>