Ugly Fruit and Veg

As I buy my produce from a farm shop, all my veggies and fruit are misshapen and rather cute. Non of this washed, crimped and tweaked perfection in sight so..

Do you buy uglies and if not..why not ?

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Depends if it needs peeling then I chose a shape easy to peel because uglies can be very difficult to get the peel off of.

I shop in tesco and someone else chooses my veg usually so I get what ever they think is best.

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we grow our own, so we get every shape and size of fruit and veg going!

I've signed up to www.wastenotuk.com too (I'm a huuuge fan of Hugh F-W!)

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Not a fan but it is a campaign that I am certainly in favour of although I do think it will fizzle out due to the supermarkets wash and go policy. Whilst throwing hands up in horror at such wastage it seems the public are all becoming or have become pristine shoppers

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Our local supermarket started selling mixed boxes of Ugly's but they charged a premium for it...Then withdrew it because it didnt sell..Well not surprising really.

I buy what I like and if its ugly so what? In summer we go to local farms and they often have bags of fruit or veg for sale the taste is far better even if there is the odd strange shape.

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I grow much of my own veg so it's a must to wash off the white flies, soil and caterpillars before cooking.

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I don't care what shape my vegetables are , flavour and freshness which contributes to flavour is everything
I buy vegetables of all shapes from a variety of sources including the WI and Farmers market.

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I buy a lot of my veg from my neighbours honesty boxes that they have outside their houses,eggs spuds leeks beetroots and other seasonal veg too ..its all shapes and sizes as it comes...they taste delicious too!

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They also taste much nicer than those ones that have been through a suana and a shampooer.

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I take them as they come any shape or size will do me. Im talking about veg/fruit by the way.😀