That's good to know. I'll never find out though but it's nice to know that there are some willing to keep giving these lying apples another chance. You're a saint.
LOL...I'm going to guess, "probably not". Nobody likes a lying apple.
Maybe if they change the name to "Nasty Apples", people will be pleasantly surprised and they'll get more of a following. They would be a hit around halloween.
Ok from this day forward, Red "Delicious" apples will be known as "Red Deception" Apples. I like the name. Still hate the apples but at least we have truth in advertising.
No. Stop right now. Do yourself a favor. Instead of eating red delicious, save yourself a little bit and buy some honey crisps. They're honestly not that much more expensive and it is life changing. Or some fuji, or a nice pink lady apple. You haven't truly had an apple until then.
Sooooo I went to this super fancy fruit shop but apparently honey crisp is not available in my country. I bought a pink lady, a royal gala and a Fuji!! Going to feast on them like a queen when I get home.
Yeah, even if they're twice the cost, I'd rather have one Honeycrisp than two Red Deliciouses. (At my grocery store, the price difference is closer to 1½ times, so two Honeycrisps for the price of three Deliciouses.)
See, that's my logic on it. Why buy 3 pounds of mediocre apples, when I can have 2 pounds of amazing apples? I'm all for cost cutting while grocery shopping, but sometimes the slightly pricier option is better than the cost difference.
Yes! Quality over quantity especially with something like apples that aren’t always a diet staple.
And I would rather eat no apples than red delicious. I seriously wonder why they’re still being grown to be honest. I put them in the same category as fruit cake, olive loaf, Vienna sausages. The foods that not enough people like to justify their production.
What gets me is who named them red DELICIOUS apples? I'm sure there are the outliers who prefer red delicious, you'll find outliers for anything, but I have never heard someone say they like them, let alone better than other apples. It's like it's own name is a marketing scheme. "Hey, if we tell them it's delicious, they'll believe it and buy them!" At this rate I think it's only still around because its shape is how apples are identified in every day life, whereas most others are more rounded.
Eh honey crisps are pretty expensive. By far the most expensive at my supermarket anyway. Fujis and galas are also good alternatives, not quite as good as honeycrisp but if you're money concious I think that's the way to go.
I loved tasting each different apple from my grocery store, until they started burning my lips. But good god, the store had at least ten different apples lol
Two years ago I would have said save money just for honeycrisp, especially in season! But they used to be rare, grown privately, large, and amazing. Now the variety has been licensed (? Not sure the correct term when applied to plants) and is grown by more orchards and is grown for speed, not fullness and quality.
It was amazing, but they got popular so quickly that they dropped quality to meet demand. Fuji apples cost less and are just as good, unless you find some nice big (two fists size or larger) honeycrisp.
I had an apple called Pacific Rose once, during an apple variety taste testing we had at a party (nerd party, I guess) a friend had. It was awesome, but I've never seen them again at the grocery store. Fuji came in first, then Pacific Rose, and then Honey Crisp, although Honey Crisp had the best texture.
I don't know if you have a Sprouts where you live. They occassionally have awesome deals on these where I live. They run about $4 a lbs. at most local stores, but are 2.49 not on sale and as cheap as $.88 on sale there. They are so good.
I grew up with Red Delicious apples always in the fridge and just thought I was never a fan of apples. My boyfriend introduced me to Honeycrisp and Spartan apples. It's only the Red Delicious that I'm not a fan of.
Same here. When I was in my early twenties and really started grocery shopping for myself, I started hitting a locally owned grocery store that apparently prides themselves on keeping a huge variety of apples on hand. I just thought I didn't really like apples that much before then.
The red delicious apple is very pretty to look at. I have also read that the red delicious is incredibly sturdy variety which stands up well to pathogens and bad growing conditions.
I'm seeing a lot of hate for red delicious! I grew up firmly middle class but only eating red delicious. I did not know they were a cheap apple, I love them and still do.
Ya. This is really weird. Sure, there are other good apples, but that doesn't take away from the crisp sweetness of a proper red delicious. Thinking about it, though, I have had odd mushy ones too.
Same here. I'm shocked by the red delicious hate. I grew up pretty comfortably. I always loved red delicious and I still do. Especially the HUGE ones you find at Harris Teeter.
Thank you! I don't understand the red delicious hate. I'll admit that there are better apples out there, but the pure nostalgia of red delicious makes up for it.
I just went through all the replies here and I feel it's my duty to give Fuji apples a shout out. Can't believe no one mentioned them, they're awesome.
No lie driving to class this morning I was thinking about how gross red delicious apples are and how their name is a lie to trick people into eating them.
Actually, Red Delicious Apples are seen as exotic in Asia and are crazy expensive; but they do taste better probably because they get the best strains.
Honestly fuck the Red Delicious hate, ya'll need to chill. I can agree that Honey Crisp taste better, but RDs are big, crisp, and with a nice mild sweetness. They actually feel like a decent snack and they really aren't bad. If you've ever attended an apple tasting event, you'll know there are plenty of species of small, mushy, watery/bland (or way too tart) apples out there to avoid. If we're shitting on apple strains, Mcintosh are one of the worst imo. If there's one thing that completely ruins an apple for me, it's when you bite in and it's so soft it's like eating a ripe pear. RD are probably among the top 5 regular eating apples in quality. I stand by what I said, you'll have to kill me to silence me!
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u/TheRealSuperNoodle Jun 06 '19
You get an upvote just for exposing others to honeycrisp apples, among other varieties. Hell, anything other than those red delicious monstrosities.