Once, my grandmother, who never misses a chance to talk about the "good old days," started a whole rant about modern food. She went on and on about how fruits, vegetables, and everything else on our plates used to taste so much better when she was young. I’d be lying if I said we didn’t roll our eyes a bit. According to her, the food back then wasn’t just tastier—it was real. She’d pick up a strawberry from our bowl and look at it as if it was a failed science experiment. "Look at this strawberry!" she’d say, holding up a giant, shiny berry. “It looks like a toy. Back in my day, strawberries were small, like my thumbnail, but so sweet and flavorful you could smell them a mile away. Now they’re five times the size, but do they taste five times better?”

At first, we just shrugged it off, thinking it was just nostalgia talking. But after a while, we started to notice some things that made us wonder. So, to put her theory to the test, we decided on a little family experiment: a blind taste test with slices of strawberry and cucumber. Grandma watched with an "I told you so" smile as we took our bites, blindfolded.

And guess what? When we tasted them without seeing, it was almost impossible to tell them apart. My sister and I laughed in shock, but inside, we were a little disturbed. Grandma wasn’t just being picky; she was right. Somehow, in all our modern growing methods, the flavour of these beautiful fruits and vegetables was fading. Grandma gave us a satisfied smile. "Told you," she said, popping a slice of cucumber-strawberry into her mouth. It was a strange realisation, but it opened our eyes to the importance of taste over looks when it comes to food.