favourite type of apple

[weltweit]

My favourites are definitely Braeburn, especially when they are slightly softer and almost crumbly and extra juicy inside. For some reason they are not always that way.

 

[iona]

Think I ate four or five russets yesterday (and two very small cox's)

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

granny smith

All about that sharpness and crisp.

Having one now for the first time in quite a while.

 

[hash tag]

Still getting russets from the market and still very good to eat
If anyone is down Kent way, this is a fine day out https://www.brogdalecollections.org/

 

[weltweit]

I have found that within the type Braeburn there are sub types, some are quite small, some large, some have that lovely juicy cool crunch which attracted me to them in the first place - while others vary. On balance I still look out for Braeburn but the variety makes it hard to be sure which version I am going to get.

 

[20Bees]

Fuji and Gala for me, the sweeter the better. Russets only with cheese!

 

[editor]

Braeburn for me!

And I looked them up:

The Braeburn is a cultivar of apple that is firm to the touch with a red/orange vertical streaky appearance on a yellow/green background. Its color intensity varies with different growing conditions.

It was discovered as a chance seedling in 1952 by the farmer O. Moran from Waiwhero in the Moutere Hills near Motueka, New Zealand. It was then cultivated by the Williams Brothers nursery as a potential export variety. A study published in 2020 indicated Braeburn is the offspring of Delicious and Sturmer Pippin, with Lady Hamilton as a sibling.[1] The apple itself is named after Braeburn Orchard near Motueka, where it was first commercially grown.

Braeburn apples have a combination of sweet and tart flavor. They are available October through April in the northern hemisphere[2] and are medium to large in size. They are a popular fruit for growers because of their ability to store well when chilled.[3]

Braeburn apples are useful in cooking as they hold their shape and do not release a great deal of liquid, making them ideal for tarts.[4] According to the US Apple Association website it is one of the fifteen most popular apple cultivars in the United States.

 

[Orang Utan]

I don’t really like eating apples I have to say.
Unhealthy teeth innit

 

[tommers]

Macbook Pro 16" 512GB SSD 16GB RAM

(has that been done already)

 

[Sue]

Had an absolutely delicious Granny Smith earlier. Crisp and tart and juicy all at the same time. And got four left. Mmm.

 

[hash tag]

I bagged my first russets and Cox's of the season today. Both seem perfect

 

[iona]

Managed to bag a few cox's yesterday myself

 

[8ball]

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Fuji and Gala for me, the sweeter the better. Russets only with cheese!

I always think of Braeburns as being very sweet, and would probably have put Jazz next to Gala. Must have funny tastebuds.

 

[gentlegreen]

Not much choice where I am.
Gala are pleasant enough.
Jazz are like sherbet. Pink Lady are odd - OK if I have one in the morning, taste weird in the afternoon for some reason ..

 

[farmerbarleymow]

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Fuji and Gala for me, the sweeter the better. Russets only with cheese!

The sourer the better for me. I miss eating crab apples - we used to nick them from the tree in someone's back garden down the road.

Got some envy apples in - they're OK.

 

[Cloo]

Gala or Jazz, bit can't get the latter often

 

[Sasaferrato]

Until I became very allergic to apples, red delicious was my favourite. The ones with the bumps on the bottom.

 

[gentlegreen]

Aldi have quality Cox's at a good price
It's been a while ...

After eating Gala for weeks, to my palate they're quite a lot more sweet and acidic - so actually leaning towards Jazz territory ...

I was arguing with some woo-woo people about fruit vs sugar the other day and it struck me that a key reason berries are highly regarded as "healthy" is largely because they have a higher skin to flesh ratio in addition to more diverse chemistry ...

 

[iona]

All you gala fans make me sad. They're like the beige of apples.

 

[gentlegreen]

I miss Gala now.
I got into the habit of punctuating my breakfast toast with a small Gala and the Cox's are too sweet and acidic for that.
I bought some small apples that are "Red Windsor" and they're leaning that way too ...

 

[Voley]

Pink Lady is my recent fav. Very nice.

 

[iona]

Egremont russets are perfect just now. Only grabbed a few to tide me over but I'm back working in that garden tomorrow and there's a whole row of espaliers to be picked

 

[iona]

 

[gentlegreen]

I went apple shopping in Aldi earlier and they had ginormous bags of monster "Zari" apples.
I wasn't trying them side by side, but not massively different from the more expensive Coxs...
Quite daunting though - one is enough ...

Apple - Zari - tasting notes, identification, reviews

An attractive modern commercial apple variety, related to Delcorf and Elstar.

www.orangepippin.com

 

[8ball]

The co op have started doing “family apples”. It isn’t even a kind of apple. It’s just a minuscule apple of unknown provenance.

I bet they will be wearinf derisorily tiny poppies in the coming weeks too.

Their tiny poppies bring shame upon is, upon them, and most especially upon our fallen heroes (remember them).

 

[gentlegreen]

Darn.
I thought they looked a bit small.
Today's big bag of apples turned out to be Gala rather than "Zari" - I thought they looked a bit small ...
But I actually quite like Gala.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This would be a shame.

Climate breakdown could cause British apples to die out, warn experts

Pippin and russet among varieties at threat from rising temperatures

www.theguardian.com

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Granny Smith.

Golden Delicious coming a close second.

 

[platinumsage]

I've identified one of the trees in my garden as Laxton’s Superb - anyone tried? They seem to be a small sour pudding apple.

I think the most prolific tree is some sort of Scrumptious forerunner, not seen those in the shops for decades....

 

[Aladdin]

I usually get Pink Lady apples.
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