Apparently misting veggies like this reduces their life, it's mostly to make the veggies look more saleable rather than having them last longer (IIUC).
this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2025
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It does always seem like water waste to me..
Really? I've only seen this practice on the American continent and I've always wondered.
These days I get my produce directly to my front door from a farmer. This stuff lasts for at least a week, often much longer. Compared to the produce from supermarkets that seem to rot on the way home already.
i used to work in a produce department and I can confirm that this is because the produce in stores is usually months old before it hits the shelf and everything is kept cold to make sure it only rots once it's been purchased. Except for the 2-5% of all stock we were expected to throw away on a daily basis because it had already spoiled, or didn't look nice enough.
Here's an article on the subject, and yes, it seems the misting is just to trick people into thinking "ooooh, fresh!"
They do it in some places in Australia, but in supermarkets and not in greengrocers.
At least half those veggies are just the reproductive organ of the plant. So it's kinda weird personified them like that. The rest had their roots chopped off.
Whoa. Are we eating their junk? j/k who eats vegetables amirite
This rots the vegetables
Idk, i think they are already dead. Might be more like a corpse being put in a freezer?
They’re dismembered and being sprayed with plant blood, I think it’s a mixed experience at best.
Water isn't "plant blood", it's just water. What you'd equate to plant blood is a mix of sugars, chlorophyll and other such things. Water is a part of the mix, like in your own blood, but mostly just serves as the solution that facilitates the transport of everything else.
Definitely not the preference of every vegetable in the garden. But for the ones that are into it I'm sure it's a peak experience