Do You Know What Tomatoes Taste Like?

Apparently few of us do. 

Scientists have figured out why tomatoes have such little flavour. 

According to This New York Times article by Gina Kolata, about 70 years ago, tomato breeders stumbled upon tomatoes that were totally red, and then seeing a profit potential, bred tomatoes from that gene line. 

Unfortunately, the gene mutation that made tomatoes as red as can be also switched off many of the flavour genes. That's why store bought tomatoes often taste like flour. 

Great. Looks like we'll all be growing heirlooms soon.