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I'm on a Cameo kick . . . eating it cut-up with some raw unsalted Trader Joe's brand almond butter.
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51 Comments:
i love fujis
zekks at 4:49PM on 01/21/08
Granny Smith for pies.
hatlady at 4:53PM on 01/21/08
Now that the Honeycrisp season is over, I buy Fuji. Usually cut up in quarters & eat out of hand..Fruit salad made with grapes, kiwi, bananas & pecans--yum!
JEP at 4:57PM on 01/21/08
Yeah, honeycrisp is the best, except that they aren't available year round. Fuji's are a pale substitute.
DaveFaris at 5:05PM on 01/21/08
Macoun's are my hands down favorite. Then Pink Ladies, then Granny Smith. Macoun's, for me, are awesome when sprinkled with S&B Black Sesame seasoning. It's a mix of Black Sesame Seeds, salt and a tiny bit of msg. Granny's I love with sharp cheddar cheese, and Pink Ladies, when I can find them, I like with yogurt. That said, out of hand is always nice.
chisai at 5:06PM on 01/21/08
Honeycrisp, Fugi and Granny Smith for pies too !
NanaJoie at 5:26PM on 01/21/08
Fugi for eating out of hand (with nut butter....yum) and in waldorf salad, or any green salad, and Granny Smith for applesauce and baking. However, I never heard of Honeycrisp and now I'm going to hunt it down like I'm on safari.
PerkyMac at 5:49PM on 01/21/08
Honeycrisp are fantastic, there is still a place in my town that has them - which makes me so happy!
Lilartist at 5:56PM on 01/21/08
I'm an apple a day (at least) girl and I want them crisp, sweet and juicy. My daughter brought home a HUGE organic apple from a health food store and I never tasted anything like it. She didn't know what it was called. I was tempted to get on the train to Manhattan and chase it down. That was years ago and I'm sorry I didn't. I want that apple again. I've tasted every one around here in PA, and no luck. Maybe it's a honeycrisp? Where are they grown? Do they get almost as big as a grapefruit?
PerkyMac at 6:04PM on 01/21/08
Crabapples..when someone in my family discovers a tree and shamelessly steals them off other peoples property. I eat them plain or dipped in this sour/spicy dip they make..it's probably just a Southeast Asian-American thing though...
FoodieCutie at 6:05PM on 01/21/08
I have a crabapple tree - you can have mine. They give me a belly ache. ;(
PerkyMac at 6:07PM on 01/21/08
Pink Ladies, all the way!
Ande at 6:11PM on 01/21/08
galas.
lexophile at 6:32PM on 01/21/08
Gala apples with some sharp Cheddar cheese slices. Mmm...
sheeats at 7:04PM on 01/21/08
Am I the only person in the world that doesn't like apples? :(
alyssazor at 7:42PM on 01/21/08
Fuji and gala apples. Love them on their own or dipped in honey. Or in a salad with Boursin, red onion and cilantro. Or just with any other good cheese. mmm....
brooke29 at 7:52PM on 01/21/08
For supermarket apples Fuji is my favorite. Honeycrisp are also mighty fine. There was an orchard near where I grew up and they grew these
tiny, tart, Jonathons that were so crunchy they were almost hard. My dad loved them and i could never figure it out until one day I had a Roxburry russet that was similar (maybe better-sorry dad) and got it.
So overall winner is Roxburry Russet.
coolname at 7:57PM on 01/21/08
Granny Smith. As a favorite snack, quartered and then spread w/ peanut butter. They make great pies/tarts. I love the crispness. Fuji are also good for pies, mixed w/ galas. For straight eating, it's GS for me or nothing!
StripeyChef at 8:24PM on 01/21/08
Honeycrisp when in season... year round, fuji's.... I just like to eat them straight up.
Alm25 at 8:46PM on 01/21/08
Mutsu (aka Crispin) is my favorite apple variety. They are on the tart side, and quite crisp, but not as tart as Grannies - perfect for pie and applesauce. Macoun and Empire apples are probably tied for second. I love any of 'em sliced thinly on a baguette, sprinkled with a bit of goat cheese, and broiled. Nom.
producestories at 8:48PM on 01/21/08
Fuji, honeycrisp, and jonigold. Mmm.
Sweet, juicy, crispy, and one is enough to fill you up for a while.
AikoSaishoku at 8:48PM on 01/21/08
Hands down Macoun. But only the ones grown in upstate NY - the ones grown elsewhere pale in comparison. After that, I vote for Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Granny Smith, in that order.
charm city cupcake at 9:11PM on 01/21/08
Granny Smith for day to day but a really good a Gala or Honeycrisp is fantastic (but they have to be really good ones, whereas Granny Smiths are generally good all the time)
mrsmoosie at 9:33PM on 01/21/08
Honeycrisp when they're available and after that it would be just about anything except delicious. Who ever named those must have been drinking.
windjunkie at 9:44PM on 01/21/08
New England grown Cortland or Empire apples! This was a good year for them.
BigMike at 9:48PM on 01/21/08
Honeycrisp are by far the best. If there are none then Granny Smith has to be it.
crismoon at 10:07PM on 01/21/08
Mmm. An apple a day for me! I love golden delicious, though macintosh is good when in season.
luswim06 at 10:39PM on 01/21/08
pink ladies are everything i love about apples!
but i also adore getting lots of different kinds at the greenmarket in the fall.
my all time favorite apples are from one of the organic vendors at the union square market. they pick apples off an old tree by a creek and keep them in an unmarked carboard box for the cognoscenti. they are ugly as sin, gnarly, flyblown, and dull skinned. let's just say that their taste is every bit as amazing as their looks, but in a good way.
cybercita at 10:49PM on 01/21/08
Basically any kind that's crispy. I really don't like soft mushy ones.
Gordon Mark at 11:12PM on 01/21/08
Honeycrisp. Winesap on the East Coast. Fuji for year 'rounders.
HunterAnglerGardenerCook at 11:50PM on 01/21/08
It's a three-way tie between pink ladies, honey crisps, and fujis.
PattyCho at 12:13AM on 01/22/08
Pink ladies. But I also love Jonagold, Winesap, Nittany, Granny Smith (and yes, I do like Honeycrisp).
But I will never eat Red Delicious. Never!
KarynMC at 3:52AM on 01/22/08
honeycrisp, pink ladies but most often its fuji because of availability. to eat them I like them just sliced in wedges.
huney_bumper at 8:00AM on 01/22/08
Empire apples are my favorite.
kitsy160 at 9:17AM on 01/22/08
PerkyMac: Maybe your mystery apple was a pound sweet (aka pumpkin sweet)?
stlwaters at 9:18AM on 01/22/08
I fell in love with Gala apples when I first moved to Colorado. They are ideal for both eating out of hand and cooking. They are firm and sweet but not too sweet and they hold their shape when cooked. I rarely if ever buy another type of apple. I used to eat Granny Smith apples but then decided I didn't want my mouth turned inside out everytime I ate an apple - they're tart!!! :D
chiff0nade at 10:34AM on 01/22/08
Thanks stlwaters! I'll have to look them up. I'd be so grateful to find them.
Meantime, I'll stick to my Granny Smith and Fuji with PB, and keep an eye out for Honeycrisps, Pink Ladies, and Pound/Pumpkin Sweet. My quest continues!
PerkyMac at 10:54AM on 01/22/08
I used to be a big Pink Lady fan until I discovered local Goldrush apples. They are now out of season, and I struggle to bring myself to eat the regular grocery store apples.
July at 11:20AM on 01/22/08
Macintosh (in season). For eating, pies, and apple sauce. They are so sweet, I can smell them from the next room.
Kerosena at 11:28AM on 01/22/08
Any kind of Apple with any kind of topping. Particularly Braeburn with either Peanut Butter or Cheese.
StudentStomach at 11:29AM on 01/22/08
Fuji, Red or Golden Delicious for eating. Granny Smith for baking (or to be dipped in fondue). Basically, I'll eat just about any apple except for Macintosh which I find to be mealy.
Amandarama at 11:54AM on 01/22/08
I too am an "apple a day" sort of girl I adore Honeycrisp when I can get my hands on them. I've had good luck with Empire lately. I do adore a very good, crunchy Red Delicious (although they are hard to come by-lots of mealy and mushy ones out there). Gala are tasty too. Really, I love most apples, but I can't get on board with Golden Delicious, they just never tickled me.
psychsarah at 12:08PM on 01/22/08
If at the grocery store, I buy yummy macouns, but from the orchard down the road, I get lots of Cox Orange Pippin - perfect for apple sauce and out of hand eating.
Elizabelle at 12:13PM on 01/22/08
It was Jona Gold, now fuji. It depends what signs the guys at the green market have in front of the apples. The ones that say crispy, sweet, great for eating, usually become my favorite for the season.
souldawg at 1:00PM on 01/22/08
I used to love Red Delicious for just plain eating but now I love granny smith in apple cobbler!
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Chew on That at 2:32PM on 01/22/08
My favorite are Granny Smith apples. I like to eat them out of hand or with caramel or with brie and candied walnuts. My son's favorite are Fuji apples just simply eating out of hand. We are on opposite ends of the spectrum of sweet and tart.
Tiff Tiff at 7:47PM on 01/22/08
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Kim Nyland at 10:28PM on 01/22/08
Granny Smith and McIntosh!
CookiePie at 12:05PM on 01/23/08
honeycrisp and pink lady; only organic.
mrsbao at 12:49PM on 01/23/08
honeycrisp and the new pinata! has anyone tried them?
frenchassassin at 5:37PM on 03/26/08
@frenchassassin: Haven't tried the Piñata but it's related of my current favorite, the Cameo. Both are part Golden Delicious. Cameo is G/D + Red Delicious. Funny, because I dislike both G/D and R/D apples. I believe Pinata is G/D + Cox's Orange Pippen + Duchess of Oldenberg. That's some diverse parentage.
I'll be on the lookout for Piñata. Sounds like my kind of apple.
Susquehanna at 10:57AM on 03/27/08