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Sorry to tell you tomatoes are flavourless in Europe as well.

I lived almost 7 years in Germany, and the average tomato at a supermarket was lightyears beyond the US. Then farmers markets are even better.

I lived almost 7 years in the USA, and the average tomato at a supermarket was lightyears beyond Germany. Then farmers markets are even better.

I am willing to participate in a blind taste test to resolve this issue.

Funny enough, the further east you go, the better they taste.

But tbf, only for a few months when the many small farmers grow them outdoors and sell them for unbelievably cheap.

Rest of the time it's greenhouse tomatoes like everyone else.

Yep. You have to grow own tomatoes to have good ones. Which is something only few people are willing and have option to do.

Except the available seeds are probably decreasing in quality as well.

Is there a market for good tasting tomato seeds? :D

It's actually fascinating - I remember my grandmother scooping out the seeds out of vegetables and drying them, to be used next year.

The villagers also traded them as apparently they had different varieties.

No, there are places dedicated to preserving and making available heirloom seeds.

Open Source Seed Initiative partners with multiple seed exchanges: https://osseeds.org/