From what I understand, the food in Europe tastes much better than here in the states. This is coming from relatives and friends who have visited "the ole country" and reports coming back about how delicious and vibrant flavors of all the food. Now I don't know how much different it is over there as far as chemicals on food but I would imagine that it would be much less. Villagers go to the market everyday to pick fresh fruits and veggies for each meal while we(Americans) go to (osto and buy loads to stuff in the fridge for later use! :D