If I wanted to eat a pear, I'd do so. How nasty did apples taste before this cultivar to get the moniker 'delicious'?

  • melon_popsicle [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I was at an orchard with red delicious apples last weekend and they were not nearly as bad as what you get in the grocery store. They had a floral sweetness and the skin was not nearly as bitter. However, even at peak freshness they still have that underlying mealy texture that I abhor. 4/10 just get a honeycrisp