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BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. Welcome to the Food Program, the place for Hungry Minds where we delve into the pleasure, politics and culture of food.

And this week we're looking into the future of food through the world's most

popular fruit. The Chilean poet Pablo Nauruda described tomatoes as a gift of fiery color and cool completeness.

For this programme, think of the tomato as more of an edible crystal ball.

Where the tomato comes from and what we accept and what as a consumer you can tell about a tomato is really emblematic.

For example, in future, should we... a tomato is really emblematic.

For example, in future, should we try and grow more of our own food

or look to other countries to supply what we need?

If you think about that tomato supply chain, on a global level and thinking about carbon,

it is clear that we should be growing things in the places where they are most efficiently

grown. And then there's the small matter of taste.

The reason why it's good to grow tomato in UK is because when we pick them, we pick them 95% ripe.

So they'll get to the supermarket within 24 hours. When you import from Holland, Spain, we're talking about three, four day journeys.

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