tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post865993797657558680..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: The young Turk apples are aging wellAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5015683473319209162017-01-24T20:43:42.101-05:002017-01-24T20:43:42.101-05:00Mike, I don't think our tastes are quite that ...Mike, I don't think our tastes are quite that different, for all that you seem to have found depths in Braeburn that have so far eluded me.<br /><br />See, for instance, Topaz, which has a nice sharp briny bite. It deserves a place next to Granny Smith in the supermarket.<br /><br />The flavors that my millennial trio bring are indeed "light" (and they are still very sweet), but at least they <em>are</em> flavors. I hope that more and better will follow.<br /><br />PS Oxford Black is quite mild, Golden Delicious is underrated, and Opal, I must admit, is past its prime in January.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-19782586073783981832017-01-24T15:19:38.061-05:002017-01-24T15:19:38.061-05:00Whenever I write a comment on your blog I think ab...Whenever I write a comment on your blog I think about it for hours afterwards. (I think about a lot of other things, too--I do a lot of parallel processing). I was trying to understand how we seem to have rather differing views on a lot of apples. Looking again at your post, I think a lot of the flavors that you highlight are what I would call gentle or even sweet flavors--honey, vanilla, pineapple, maple. Spice is a little pricklier, and you do mention that. But I like an apple that, in Kevin Hauser's words, "bites back." Some of this is acidity (tartness), but some is also bitterness or astringency. Not to the extremes of a cider apple (though I've not had the opportunity to bite into something like a Foxwhelp or Oxford Black), but something that is not so gentle. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009358125260665464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-88692581213076001852017-01-23T17:58:24.302-05:002017-01-23T17:58:24.302-05:00Well, of course I disagree with you about Braeburn...Well, of course I disagree with you about Braeburn. Properly ripened, there are a lot of interesting flavors there, far more than Gala or Fuji. Fuji is the sugar bomb with no acidity that I never buy, and I'll buy Gala if the Braeburns look no good. <br /><br />Also, while I have never had a decent Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious have a wonderful aroma when properly ripened. Problem is, one almost never gets them properly ripened, as they are then quite prone to bruising in shipping and handling. <br /><br />The Opals always LOOK great at the store. Maybe I need to try them again, but I don't remember them being anything to write home about. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009358125260665464noreply@blogger.com