Monday, September 12, 2011

This is not an apple

But, since we've been so inconsistent with this blog, we might as well be inconsistent all the way.

This is a pluot.
(and also some beautiful cheese sticks)

















Also called a plumcot, a pluot is a magical fruit is a cross between a plum and an apricot.I didn't know that the genetics for this combination were possible, but I'm very glad that science decided to be so delicious.

They are sweet, juicy, and tasty. They are also very pretty on the inside!


A++, Science! Way to meddle!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Zestar

Tangtastic! Mister believes this is similar to eating a granny smith apple, but with much more sweetness. Girlysprout doesn't think it's nearly as tart as a granny, but it will make your mouth pucker. Zestar is a friend you munch when you want an apple adventure. It's a nice crisp eating apple, but like other tart apples, would also be excellent in pie. Girlysprout wants to try it as applesauce just to see what it's like.

Ginger Golden

Crisp! This apple is very light, sweet, and not at all gingery. Excellent for just eating, and probably wonderful in a pie. I'm a little sad that it didn't taste like ginger, but I should have known better than to expect that much from human cross-breeding...it's just an apple, after all. And in the words of Mister, "Crisp, oh man it's crisp!"

Paula Red

Paula is a soft apple. It doesn't have that nice snap we want in a good eating apple, but it is tasty. It is not overpoweringly sweet or tart, but does fall on the tart side. Paula would make a nice apple sauce or barbecue, but would be terrible in a pie, because it would get too soft. It's also super-cute, and I really, really hope it's not named after Paula Dean...

To Start

During an adventure to the grocery store, we (and by we, I mean I) decided that we should sample different types of apples. The more normal of the two of us believed this was a foolhardy mission, because, "all apples taste the same." Of course, after tasting a few varieties, not only did he recant his blasphemies, but demanded that we immediately start a blog! No, wait, that was me, too. But he's all for it:

According to the all-knowing Wikipedia, there are over 7,000 cultivars of apple, each with its own genetic traits and (hopefully) delicious flavor. Partly for your pleasure, but mostly for our own delectable indulgence, we are going to sample apples, enjoy their juiciness, and then tell you what we thought of them, and what we think they'd be good for. Hopefully, this will keep us healthy, wealthy, and doctor-free...as long as we don't eat the seeds (~poison!~). 

The bulk of our apples will be purchased at our local farmer's market and grocery stores, but our dream is to one day eat that elusive and forgotten variety--the wild apple--marvelously untainted by man's genetic tinkerings. These can be readily found at your local outdoor market...in Kazakhstan.

So, join us in the meantime as we tackle the 7,000 other apple varieties; feel free to make comments or leave any pomaceous wisdom of your own; and make yourself at home as we regale you with random apple tidbits. Of course, those will come pre-sliced.

Yum :)