Adam's Apples

Despite the return of local apples last week, July was a month when I ate a lot of imports from the southern hemisphere . As it turns out, many of the apples that drew me last month—16 of them—were offspring of Gala and Braeburn, two New Zealand varieties that have become supermarket staples here in the States. Gala Braeburn (Yes, I am keeping track this year.) Maybe you've been making similar choices. Here are mine. Jazz , one of my favorites of the new breeds, is a Braeburn x Royal Gala cross. This means Royal Gala (a variant of Gala ) pollinated Braeburn. Envy on the other hand is a Royal G...

This apple, like Pink Lady in the UK, is marketed to women . But if Pink Lady's brand avatar suggests a wholesome young mother, Envy is Pink Lady's more worldly sister , exotic and sultry. Today we can finally blow past the clever marketing and taste the real deal.