Apples
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I prefer apples in the fall, and definitely from one of the local orchards rather than the grocery store. I'll usually do a combo of macs and grannies for a pie, and for eating I like fujis and braeburns.
Right now I'm on a strawberry kick, which is difficult because there's a shortage of Florida strawberries due to the weather. Found some from Mexico, the most beautifully packed pound of strawberries ever, tiny and red all the way through. I wish I could get these in the summer too, instead of those apple-sized mutants.
Right now I'm on a strawberry kick, which is difficult because there's a shortage of Florida strawberries due to the weather. Found some from Mexico, the most beautifully packed pound of strawberries ever, tiny and red all the way through. I wish I could get these in the summer too, instead of those apple-sized mutants.
Grew up eating red apples like Washington and Fuji, but don't care for them anymore. Now I like crisp, tart green apples like Grannie Smith.
I don't eat apples whole, as my teeth are too sensitive for that. I've almost broken teeth eating apples.
It works out fine for me because I haven't ever much liked the taste of apples anyway. However, I do love green apples dipped in caramel. Sometimes I will slice up an apple and have it with caramel dip, or I will bake something with apples in it/on top, and drizzle caramel over it. The flavors go together so well, like peanut butter and jelly.
It works out fine for me because I haven't ever much liked the taste of apples anyway. However, I do love green apples dipped in caramel. Sometimes I will slice up an apple and have it with caramel dip, or I will bake something with apples in it/on top, and drizzle caramel over it. The flavors go together so well, like peanut butter and jelly.
Same here. I like apples, but for some reason I tend to gravitate towards other fruits.
I'm not fussy about varieties, I mostly go with Golden Delicious, Fuji, and Granny Smith. I am also fond of russet apples, especially in pies.
I grew up in the suburbs of "The Big Apple," so I shouldn't be surprised we had 3 orchards within 20 minutes away. (And countless others in the area.) I loved going there in the fall to find apple pies, apple doughnuts, hot apple cider, apple butter, etc. That and a fresh bag of fresh picked apples my mom would transform into apple sauce.
Fuji. Yum.
I like some apples, mostly French Gala, golden delicious, and pink lady. I don’t like the taste and feel of Braeburn, Granny Smith or Cox, although I do like the use of apples in things like pies.
Bananas used to be my favourite fruit.
However in 2006, Cyclone Larry wiped out about 80-90% of the Australian banana crop. Because Australia is almost completely free of banana diseases and pests, the importation of bananas from overseas is forbidden and the price of bananas increased by around 500%. I could no longer afford to eat bananas, and the shortage lasted a year. i think in the entire year I only ate one banana (it was a small banana cost me nearly $3 to buy) and I found my tastes changed and I no longer liked bananas as much.
There was a similar shortage in 2011 when 75% of the crop was wiped out by Cyclone Yasi.
However in 2006, Cyclone Larry wiped out about 80-90% of the Australian banana crop. Because Australia is almost completely free of banana diseases and pests, the importation of bananas from overseas is forbidden and the price of bananas increased by around 500%. I could no longer afford to eat bananas, and the shortage lasted a year. i think in the entire year I only ate one banana (it was a small banana cost me nearly $3 to buy) and I found my tastes changed and I no longer liked bananas as much.
There was a similar shortage in 2011 when 75% of the crop was wiped out by Cyclone Yasi.
I never knew of the existence of "apple butter" until now, but reading about it looks a bit similar to mostarda bolognese (it has nothing to do with mustard), which is a cooked jam made from various fruits, mainly apples, pears, oranges and quinces.
My favorite apple variety is opal, though I've never seen them outside Washington state (for the non stateside folk, Washington is famous for its apples). I grew up in Seattle and visit twice a year, and as silly as it sounds, getting an opal apple is something I really look forward to about the visits. They are a real treat -- I've never tasted an apple that tastes as much like sour apple candy as an opal.
Apples are a really interesting fruit from an evolutionary and cultivation standpoint. I'm currently trapped in an ongoing effort of trying to convince my conspiracy theorist brother that GMOs are not evil, and the history of apple cultivation and breeding is a good way to get the point across that there is absolutely nothing "natural" about traditional agricultural practices.
Apples are a really interesting fruit from an evolutionary and cultivation standpoint. I'm currently trapped in an ongoing effort of trying to convince my conspiracy theorist brother that GMOs are not evil, and the history of apple cultivation and breeding is a good way to get the point across that there is absolutely nothing "natural" about traditional agricultural practices.
To me, the Granny Smith and the Gala are as different as night is to day. I find the Granny Smith tough, sour and hard to swallow, and one of my least liked. In my opinion the Gala is crisp, sweet and invigorating, and I could eat them forever.
I shouldn't have looked that up when I was hungry.. my apple butter was fantastic, I would cook it with cinnamon sticks, leave the skins on and blend later (sans sticks). But the peach butter I made is mouth watering and has only peaches and sugar. The peaches don't need spices. Anyway this mostarda bolognese looks sticky? Like a paste? Apple butter is more like a very dense sauce. I will keep my eye out for the mostarda and try some.
That was terrible. TERRIBLE. No bananas and the ones you could find were awful.
I eat slightly green ones now and then for the postassium. It's a good thing to buy when I'm out and hungry, fills you up and has nothing bad in it. One thing I always loved is plantains but I have eaten them rarely as an adult. They have that tropical turpentine like note that I love.
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