随着收入的增长，美国人需要寻找新的方式来消费不断增加的财富。文章提出了一种新颖的消费方式：前往水果产地，亲手采摘并品尝那些因不耐储存而无法长途运输的应季水果。作者以西雅图的黑莓为例，描述了在路边发现的、熟透到入口即化的黑莓，其风味远超商店所售。文章进一步拓展至番茄、桃子、菠萝、木瓜以及一些在特定地区才有的水果如泡泡果和鲑鱼莓，鼓励人们通过旅行体验这些水果在产地最新鲜、最极致的美味，并将其视为一种有价值的消费体验。

🍇 **体验极致鲜味：** 文章的核心在于强调亲手采摘、在产地直接品尝水果所能带来的无与伦比的鲜美体验。作者以黑莓为例，生动描绘了熟透到入口即化的黑莓，其甜度和风味是商店里无法比拟的，这种体验远超普通购买。

✈️ **旅行的新消费视角：** 随着收入的提高，人们需要新的消费方式。文章建议将旅行与品尝当地特产水果结合，例如前往华盛顿州品尝黑莓，或考虑去乔治亚州品尝桃子、夏威夷品尝菠萝等，将旅行的乐趣与美食的追求融为一体。

🍓 **发掘独特水果：** 除了常见的که水果，文章还提到了像泡泡果（pawpaws）和鲑鱼莓（salmonberries）这样在特定地区才能找到且不耐储存的水果。这鼓励人们去探索和体验那些鲜为人知的、具有地方特色的水果风味。

💡 **信息与实践的结合：** 文章不仅分享了采摘水果的乐趣，还提供了如何找到这些水果的线索（如黑莓的品种和生长条件差异），并鼓励读者探索本地资源。虽然文章以“信息危险”（infohazard）为玩笑，暗示这种美味会增加开销，但其本质是倡导一种更深入、更有体验感的生活方式。

💰 **消费升级的体现：** 文章将品尝高品质、应季水果视为一种新的消费升级方向。虽然可能需要花费额外的金钱（如旅行成本），但作者认为这种对极致风味的追求是值得的，尤其是在物质日益丰裕的时代，人们更看重体验而非仅仅是物质占有。

Published on August 5, 2025 2:31 AM GMT

As incomes rise, it's going to be important for Americans to find new ways to spend ever-increasing amounts of money. I propose that we spend some of it traveling to pick and eat fresh fruit that doesn't travel well.

Content Warning: Knowing how delicious fresh fruit can be is an infohazard for your wallet.

Free Lunches Everywhere For Those With Eyes For Blackberry

It's blackberry season in Seattle, and the bike path to work is lined with blackberries. There's an excellent selection, with multiple varieties^[1] and varied growing conditions^[2]. They're also completely free!

But, there's one thing more important than all of that: You can pick them at the absolute peak of ripeness.

This berry was so soft it was hard to pick without crushing it. Half the time when I pick one like this, it falls apart in my hand. But that's fine since I'm about to eat it anyway. Once it gets this ripe, it's sweet, not sour at all, and has a hint of cinnamon. It was delicious.

Good luck ever finding a berry like this in a store.

$20 Bills on Another State's Sidewalk

You might think it's impossible to buy a blackberry this delicious, but for a few hundred dollars, you can have as many as you want!

Hotels in Washington^[3]Flights to Seattle

People take flights to sit on the ground, to avoid cooking, and to see old things. Why not take a flight to stuff yourself with delicious blackberries?

Diversifying Your Fruit Portfolio

Some other foods that I expect would also be more delicious this way:

Tomatoes, especially heirloom. These can be surprisingly decent in (fancy) stores these days, but right-off-the-vine is going to be better. Of course, if you can't afford a few hundred dollars to go eat tomatoes, you can always spend a few hundred dollars and grow them yourself.Peaches seem like they'd be extremely good ripe off the tree. Visit Georgia for some peaches?Pineapples in Hawaii, papayas in Mexico.Some fruits aren't available at all outside of where they grow, like pawpaws and salmonberries^[4].

Of course, before traveling, you should check what you have locally too! But then you should get a ticket to Washington and eat some blackberries.

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   I've noticed substantial variation in how long the berries are, how big each druplet^[5] is, and of course, flavor.

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   Different soil types, drainage, amount of sunlight.

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   Salmonberries actually grow in the Seattle area, but I haven't seen any. If you know where to find them please let me know!

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   I had to look up what these are called. You're welcome.

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