In the United States, April has been declared as ‘Fresh Florida Tomato Month.’ As an insult to a deservedly famed fruit (berry actually), few edibles have reached such a nadir. Those tasteless lumps of soggy cardboard are plucked from the plant while still green and hard. Upon their arrival at a local food terminal, they are shoved into a gas chamber and dosed with massive amounts of ethylene gas. This forces the wretched imitation to turn vaguely red.
