In the UK Blueberries just weren’t a thing until around 1995. They weren’t available to buy in grocery stores, at least not widely. I doubt most people had heard of them outside of American media. European Bilberries, which weren’t cultivated (and still aren’t) but picked wild were a niche interest - they were completely purple inside as opposed to greenish flesh of american varieties. Rarely you might find them for sale in a supermarket or farmers market. They’ve completely disappeared. You could probably could buy a jar of European bilberries from a Polish grocery store, but not fresh. It’s weird how fruit and veg comes in and out of fashion. You try finding a turnip (a white turnip) in a UK supermarket today - just not available (as opposed to the ubiquitous Swede/Rutabaga). Short season fresh summer fruit like Gooseberries, Red Currants and Blackcurrants were usually available for a limited period during the summer season in the major chains - not anymore. Even a vegetable like the marrow ( a specific cultivar of zucchini (summer squash)) is becoming rare, instead we now grow pumpkins by the thousands of acres nearly all of which aren’t eaten and end up in bin. What’s dropped off in your region?
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When I was a young lad, I worked for a Norwegian immigrant for a while. He was in awe of the variety of food available in the US and briefly described the situation. I truly feel sorry for the northern Europeans. Most places in the US don’t experience what you just described. I live in NC and can grow everything I need and more on my .6 acre downtown residential lot. A person may experience reduced variety in some of the more remote and sparsely populated areas of WV or TX.
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Just remembered, White grapefruit has also fallen out of fashion and are a rarity nowadays (were they an 80’s Yuppie diet thing?).