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Monsoon Season:Eat seasonably

The country has never been as connected as it is now. This relentless reduction in distances of all kind - communications, logistics - means  we can eat produce from all over the nation. The advantages of this convenience are many, but the produce that reaches us is not at its best and freshest. When an orange travels to you from say Nagpur, it has to be shipped before it can ripen on the tree. That means its harvested before its time, packed up in cold storage, and flown to a place nearer you, where it is artificially ripened. Chilling it on the way over lessens its taste; the artificial ripening in hothouses changes the texture and the taste. So the fruit that has travelled the Indian railway for you may not transport you to any delight. It will however lighten your wallet considerably. While retailers work to reduce the transit times and find better ways to ripen produce, we should also remember that the heating and cooling that the produce goes through alters its nutrition...