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thenewgreen  ·  3730 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious

They're awful as far as apples go. I have been on a Pink Lady kick for several years now, they taste wonderful and they juice really well. I think they actually look much more appealing than Red Delicious too.





Meriadoc  ·  3729 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm all for Jazz and Gala apples. Crisp, tangy, and juicy as hell.

I need to be able to bite into an apple and get a chunk. It needs to be solid. Grainy, soft, 'melt in your mouth' apples are terrible.

thenewgreen  ·  3729 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not a fan of the "grain" myself. I'll try a Jazz apple the next time I see one. -I've not tried one.

briandmyers  ·  3729 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Jazz is my favourite apple also. Very crisp, juicy, and sweet.

Developed in NZ by the way :-)

zebra2  ·  3729 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hell yeah pink lady. Tangy and sweet. Before I was all about fuji but recently the ones I've had have been very bland.

pseydtonne  ·  3728 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I used to work with a guy that played up his machismo for fun. One day I had two Pink Lady apples on me and offered him one. He replied:

"I won't eat an apple. I'm a man."

I didn't even get to the Pink Lady part. I pulled out a dry-eraser marker and his phrase went to the top of my board.