You should see the size of my plums...

As anyone who's visited a supermarket in the last ten years will know, genetic engineering is a fantastic way of compromising quality and taste to bring us cheap, flavourless produce that stays fresh for months.

Observe that super-sized creation on the right. It dwarfs the carrot of earthly proportions like a prop from a low-budget porn film. Monstrous is the only word for it.