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Envy Apple. Taste: sweet and crunchy. Best for: salads, cooking and baking, eating raw. If acidic, tart apples aren’t your thing, keep an eye out for these so-sweet-they’re-almost-pear-like ...
In fact, Asian pears are sometimes called apple pears, nashi, or Japanese pears. They have a round shape and crunchy texture. Unlike other pears on this list, Asian pears are better for eating raw ...
The quince (/ ˈ k w ɪ n s /; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yellow pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear. Ripe quince fruits are hard, tart, and astringent.
SnapDragon. This relative newcomer was developed by Cornell University's apple breeding program. Similar to Honeycrisp apples, the crunchy texture and sweet flavor make it a wonderful choice for ...
Henry David Thoreau describes picking and eating "Blue-Pearmain" apples in his 1862 essay "Wild Apples." [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In the late 19th century, the Blue Pearmain won some recognition in England, receiving "an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1893 and a First Class Certificate in 1896," according to the website of the United ...
When ripe, the fruit puff outwards, with a slight concavity in the middle of the underside of the "bell". Healthy wax apples have a light sheen to them. Despite its name, a ripe wax apple only resembles an apple on the outside in color. It does not taste like an apple, and it has neither the fragrance nor the density of an apple.
Unlike apples and pears, most varieties of quince are astringent and practically inedible when eaten raw. But cooking quince in a sugar syrup removes its astringency, brings out its aromas, and ...
'Cameo ' is a cultivar of apple, discovered by chance by the Caudle family in a Dryden, Washington orchard in 1987. Its parentage is uncertain; it may be a cross between 'Red Delicious' and 'Golden Delicious', since it was found near orchards of those fruits; [1] it also appears similar to the original 'Delicious' cultivar.