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The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Re: The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Post by dcbadacd »

2trill2spill wrote: post #28
stcredzero wrote: post #25

I have childhood memories of going into the woods around the park to pick blackberries. The flavors to be found in good blackberries are pretty sublime. The other day, I bought a container of blackberries. Somehow, they had been reduced to bloated, flavorless bags of purple sugar water. (I suspect this is why they were a sale item.) Altering plants for better taste does have a place.

Yea Blackberries to me are the definition of hit or miss, They are either bland and bitter or absolutely delicious with little middle ground.

Speaking of [color]berries, have you trued blackcurrants, redcurrants and whitecurrants?

Re: The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Post by CarVac »

wizzard wrote: post #57
irrational wrote: post #3

1. Pink Lady > Honeycrisp (though Honeycrisp is very good). 2. "The Honeycrisp variety is now so popular, consumers will spend three times the cost of other apples to experience it." Wow, I'm thankful I live in Oregon. Our local grocery store has about 10 varieties of apples on sale and Honeycrisp are usually no more expensive than other varieties.

I’ve tried Honeycrisps a few times and I just don’t understand why they’re so loved. They have a super crisp skin with a mealy interior, and I swear the flavor has a hint of tomato. It’s so off-putting.

Honeycrisps grown in the wrong climate are remarkably meh.

Ones grown in the north to northwest are far better.

Just today I found a sale on organic Honeycrisps from Washington State and they're outrageously good. The flesh is very sweet and only slightly tart (not like a Pink Lady) and when you bite into it, what feels like half the apple cleaves off into your mouth. The interior is by no means mealy if you get a good one.

The problem is that growers everywhere try growing them due to the high prices, and it just isn't good at growing everywhere.

Re: The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Post by twic »

jperras wrote: post #10
irrational wrote: post #3

1. Pink Lady > Honeycrisp (though Honeycrisp is very good). 2. "The Honeycrisp variety is now so popular, consumers will spend three times the cost of other apples to experience it." Wow, I'm thankful I live in Oregon. Our local grocery store has about 10 varieties of apples on sale and Honeycrisp are usually no more expensive than other varieties.

Lady Alice > every other apple. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Alice_(apple)

Cox’s Orange Pippin or GTFO.

Although i am also fond of Discovery - it's a good apple, with striking red-streaked flesh. And my dad's got a tree of it, which helps.

Re: The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Post by xfactor973 »

http://skillcult.com/ has an amazing set of blog posts and videos about a whole range of obscure and interesting apple varieties. He’s talked about apples that taste like fruit punch, bananas, anise, spice, etc. The range of possible flavors that apples can express is pretty amazing.

Re: The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Post by 3rdAccount »

judah wrote: post #19

The article mentions it only in passing, but in 2019 we'll finally see Cosmic Crisps [0] on the market. These are likely to surpass the Honeycrisp in texture, sweetness, and tart. And unlike the otherwise excellent Honeycrisp, Cosmic Crisps are not susceptible to sun burn nor bitter pit (brown pits on the apple). I'm excited to try them! [0]: https://www.cosmiccrisp.com/the-facts/

Cosmic Crisps will supposedly not only taste amazing, but be cheaper than Honeycrisps as they're easier to manage and orchard owners are replacing red delicious as it is basically disgusting.

Re: The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Post by Zarath »

irrational wrote: post #3

1. Pink Lady > Honeycrisp (though Honeycrisp is very good). 2. "The Honeycrisp variety is now so popular, consumers will spend three times the cost of other apples to experience it." Wow, I'm thankful I live in Oregon. Our local grocery store has about 10 varieties of apples on sale and Honeycrisp are usually no more expensive than other varieties.

Pink Lady is better than Honeycrisp, as Honeycrisp is far too sweet and generally are too large to eat as a small snack. Pink Lady's can sometimes have a bad aftertaste though. Personally I've been buying the Fuji variety for the last couple years, while mixing in some experimentation with other varieties. Cheaper than both Pink Lady and Honeycrisp, but not overly sweet and without the occasional bad aftertaste.

Re: The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Post by Zarath »

2trill2spill wrote: post #4
irrational wrote: post #3

1. Pink Lady > Honeycrisp (though Honeycrisp is very good). 2. "The Honeycrisp variety is now so popular, consumers will spend three times the cost of other apples to experience it." Wow, I'm thankful I live in Oregon. Our local grocery store has about 10 varieties of apples on sale and Honeycrisp are usually no more expensive than other varieties.

Pink lady better than Honeycrisp? Pink lady's are okay but they are less sweet, not as crunchy and much more dense then a Honeycrisp. Also Honeycrisp are not that expensive if you buy them on sale, just got some for $1.85 a pound in Minneapolis.

Yes, Honeycrisp are too sweet, and too filling.

Re: The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple

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Post by BurningFrog »

irrational wrote: post #3

1. Pink Lady > Honeycrisp (though Honeycrisp is very good). 2. "The Honeycrisp variety is now so popular, consumers will spend three times the cost of other apples to experience it." Wow, I'm thankful I live in Oregon. Our local grocery store has about 10 varieties of apples on sale and Honeycrisp are usually no more expensive than other varieties.

Am I the only one who gets a kind of bitter taste from Pink Lady?

I'm wondering if I have one of those "cilantro tastes like soap" mutations that affects my Pink Lady enjoyment...

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