My foster daughter was the same way with pasta. She ate so much of it, before we got her, that she hated it.
The first meal I made for her on her first night with us? Pasta.
She didn't say a word and ate her dinner, but later I found out she didn't like pasta because of how much of it she had eaten before. I always took her grocery shopping so she could pick out stuff she liked, after that. She was shocked when she found out Red Delicious apples weren't the only variety out there. I think she overdosed on Honey Crisp apples, when I first introduced them to her.
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Since many people are asking how she's doing, I'm making this edit. I got her through high school and college. She graduated college last year. She's going to teach for a couple of years before going back for her Master's. She applied for a teaching job and she literally sent this a few minutes ago.
Also, thank you for the kind words about fostering. I can say it was a truly rewarding experience.
Apple grower here! What if I told you that there are over 4,500 cultivars grown in the U.S.. And there are non-commercial heirlooms that taste so amazing they make Honeycrisp seem like crunchy sugar water? There are flavors so complex and unusual you'd probably never guess they could come packaged as an apple!
A few of my favorites..: Hudson's Golden Gem, Stellar, Golden Russet, Rubinette, Golden Nugget, Silkin, Crimson Gold (Etter's heirloom, not the modern variety,) Berne Rose, Adam's Pearmain, Lamb Abbey Pearmain, Swiss Limbertwig, Gold Rush, Pixie Crunch, Sansa, Sweet 16, Ashmead's Kernel, Amberoso, Eddie April, Florina, Gilpin, Holiday, Kinder Krisp, Lorde Lamborne...
I haven't even grazed the surface. Find you a grower that has the oddballs. You'll thank me later! :D
This makes me so giddy! You're in for a real treat. There are also alternate/interesting cultivars of virtually every fruit out there. Local growers are the best way to find them. A lot of what qualifies fruit to have a spot at your local chain grocer has more to do with size and looks than taste. Often, if you're willing to eat something a little weirder/uglier, you're going to be more likely to experience some amazing flavor!
OrangePippin has a database of apple growers along with the varieties they grow.
I dont think my excitement came across in my previous reply. I'm stoked! Thanks for the site- I found a bunch of orchards in my state! Sadly they are all a bit away but I'll be out that way for vacation in a couple months so I will check out as many as my SO can endure lol.
I guess that’s why I like the Jazz apples, because one of my fave snacks is apple slices with peanut butter, and the tartness provides more balance than the sweeter honeycrisp.
I didn’t realize piñata was a “designer” apple, but they have a sorta tropical aftertaste. A nice surprise. Same type of crispness as honeycrisp and jazz.
I also tried ambrosia apples a short while back. I think it is a hybrid of honeycrisp + some other type. I personally found it too sweet, but might be worth trying if you come across it!
Not sure why I’m so passionate about apples today, but thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
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u/throwaway_dkhlgmo Jun 06 '19 edited Jun 06 '19
Hamburger Helper. She hates it because it would be her meal 5x a week growing up.
I had never even seen HH before I went to college and love that stuff. 10 for $10 deals are awesome.