I'm not going to tell you or anyone else what to eat. As long as you realise that local food is of better quality than imported food, its not that hard to understand.
That's pretty arrogant to assume that Dutch produce is better than produce from another countries. Maybe it's the Dutch soil composition or climate...
There was a Taco Bell on Coventry Street between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square where the TGI Fridays is. The worst thing I have seen in a 'pub' in the States is in my hometown. The owner studied for a semester in Dublin and came back and opened an 'Irish Pub'. It has a giant wooden coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland over the bar. If I could pick only one British Franchise to open outposts in the US it would be Maroush. Boots is second, but only because they sell ibuprofen gel (the greatest invention ever for after a long run) as well as codeine over the counter. I have a feeling this would not be allowed in the US.
Sigh. This doesn't uniquely apply to the Dutch. What do you think has a better chance of being of good quality, an apple that was grown a mile away from you or an apple that was grown 10,000 miles away from you and that had to go through several modes of transport and distribution centres to get to your local supermarket? Assuming that you do understand that cooling and transporting fruit & veg always has a negative impact?
Believe it or not, domestically grown produce also goes through several modes of transport and distribution centres. To answer your question, I'd think that a nice, foreign apple grown in a better climate will be of a higher quality than a bland local apple I've just picked off a tree. My favourite apples don't even grow in the British climate.
