hi welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host Layla and I’m talking to author of
host Layla and I’m talking to author of
host Layla and I’m talking to author of the food hunters Adam lease gulnar who
the food hunters Adam lease gulnar who
the food hunters Adam lease gulnar who shows us that Willy Wonka’s got nothing
shows us that Willy Wonka’s got nothing
shows us that Willy Wonka’s got nothing on mother nature tell us what turned you
on mother nature tell us what turned you
on mother nature tell us what turned you personally into a fruit hunter and set
personally into a fruit hunter and set
personally into a fruit hunter and set you on this project the whole thing for
you on this project the whole thing for
you on this project the whole thing for me began on a trip to Brazil in 1999 I
me began on a trip to Brazil in 1999 I
me began on a trip to Brazil in 1999 I was surrounded by these incredible
was surrounded by these incredible
was surrounded by these incredible fruits that I had never seen before and
fruits that I had never seen before and
fruits that I had never seen before and I started asking myself questions what
I started asking myself questions what
I started asking myself questions what are these things where do they come from
are these things where do they come from
are these things where do they come from what do they taste like and most
what do they taste like and most
what do they taste like and most importantly why can’t we get those
importantly why can’t we get those
importantly why can’t we get those things where we live capitalism and
things where we live capitalism and
things where we live capitalism and industrialization are two obvious
industrialization are two obvious
industrialization are two obvious factors that sort of decide what is made
factors that sort of decide what is made
factors that sort of decide what is made available to us but more specifically do
available to us but more specifically do
available to us but more specifically do you want to share some of the factors
you want to share some of the factors
you want to share some of the factors that are deciding what we eat well there
that are deciding what we eat well there
that are deciding what we eat well there are a number of factors that determine
are a number of factors that determine
are a number of factors that determine which fruits actually make it out of the
which fruits actually make it out of the
which fruits actually make it out of the farms and out of the forests into our
farms and out of the forests into our
farms and out of the forests into our supermarkets and one of the things
supermarkets and one of the things
supermarkets and one of the things that’s very important is that a fruit be
that’s very important is that a fruit be
that’s very important is that a fruit be shippable and be able to last long
shippable and be able to last long
shippable and be able to last long enough that they still remain fresh or
enough that they still remain fresh or
enough that they still remain fresh or at least look fresh when they get to us
at least look fresh when they get to us
at least look fresh when they get to us weeks later many of the fruits that we
weeks later many of the fruits that we
weeks later many of the fruits that we get in our supermarkets are actually
get in our supermarkets are actually
get in our supermarkets are actually picked before they’re ripe so they’re
picked before they’re ripe so they’re
picked before they’re ripe so they’re picked green but they’ve been bred to
picked green but they’ve been bred to
picked green but they’ve been bred to have these immaculate exteriors that
have these immaculate exteriors that
have these immaculate exteriors that look like they’re totally ready and
look like they’re totally ready and
look like they’re totally ready and totally delicious so when we go into our
totally delicious so when we go into our
totally delicious so when we go into our markets we see these things that look
markets we see these things that look
markets we see these things that look incredible but in fact they’re not even
incredible but in fact they’re not even
incredible but in fact they’re not even ripe so when you bite into them they
ripe so when you bite into them they
ripe so when you bite into them they taste terrible how widespread do you
taste terrible how widespread do you
taste terrible how widespread do you think that our lack of awareness of the
think that our lack of awareness of the
think that our lack of awareness of the fruit that really exists is I think most
fruit that really exists is I think most
fruit that really exists is I think most of us only think that there are a couple
of us only think that there are a couple
of us only think that there are a couple of dozen varieties of fruits that exist
of dozen varieties of fruits that exist
of dozen varieties of fruits that exist they can’t imagine that nature is
they can’t imagine that nature is
they can’t imagine that nature is actually filled with tens of thousands
actually filled with tens of thousands
actually filled with tens of thousands of amazing fruits that we’ve never heard
of amazing fruits that we’ve never heard
of amazing fruits that we’ve never heard of and many of these fruits are
of and many of these fruits are
of and many of these fruits are absolutely amazing and very different
absolutely amazing and very different
absolutely amazing and very different from the things that we do get here in
from the things that we do get here in
from the things that we do get here in our local supermarkets after reading
our local supermarkets after reading
our local supermarkets after reading your book what are some other tips that
your book what are some other tips that
your book what are some other tips that you have for us for taking control of
you have for us for taking control of
you have for us for taking control of the food the fruit that we consume fruit
the food the fruit that we consume fruit
the food the fruit that we consume fruit marketers have concocted something
marketers have concocted something
marketers have concocted something called permanent global summertime that
called permanent global summertime that
called permanent global summertime that means that everything is always
means that everything is always
means that everything is always available the truth is these fruits
available the truth is these fruits
available the truth is these fruits really only grow in season Julia Child
really only grow in season Julia Child
really only grow in season Julia Child recommended getting to know your butcher
recommended getting to know your butcher
recommended getting to know your butcher in order to get a good slice of meat now
in order to get a good slice of meat now
in order to get a good slice of meat now I think it’s really important to get to
I think it’s really important to get to
I think it’s really important to get to know the people
know the people
know the people work in these fruit stores and to ask
work in these fruit stores and to ask
work in these fruit stores and to ask them what’s in season because otherwise
them what’s in season because otherwise
them what’s in season because otherwise you just won’t have any idea they all
you just won’t have any idea they all
you just won’t have any idea they all look amazing on the outside so you can’t
look amazing on the outside so you can’t
look amazing on the outside so you can’t really tell but if you know somebody and
really tell but if you know somebody and
really tell but if you know somebody and you’ve gotten to know them and you could
you’ve gotten to know them and you could
you’ve gotten to know them and you could say what’s good this week they could say
say what’s good this week they could say
say what’s good this week they could say well you got to check out these white
well you got to check out these white
well you got to check out these white nectarines or maybe the apricots are
nectarines or maybe the apricots are
nectarines or maybe the apricots are just magical right now or maybe the
just magical right now or maybe the
just magical right now or maybe the strawberries are great otherwise you
strawberries are great otherwise you
strawberries are great otherwise you just won’t ever be able to know thank
just won’t ever be able to know thank
just won’t ever be able to know thank you very much for your time you’re very
you very much for your time you’re very
you very much for your time you’re very welcome thank you
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