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[โ€“] gerryflap@feddit.nl 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

My grandparents ate boiled potatoes with boiled vegetables and watery meat. When I lived at my parents we often at the same. Thank god that we've adapted the cuisine from countries that actually discovered that food can have taste

[โ€“] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

You need to understand that back in those days, you simply couldn't buy but maybe a third of what you take for granted in your favorite grocery store today. You can't cook with what you can't get.

By the end of September, there were few fresh greens or vegetables beyond root crops. If you wanted a tomato, you needed to open a can or jar. And smoked paprika? Nobody had ever heard of it, let alone tasted it.