I've just had 2 apples, one a 'pink lady' variety which was very juicy & sweet but had little flavour, and another smaller variety that was neither juicy, sweet nor had any flavour.

Both supermarket purchases.

On the rare occasion that my old apple tree fruits, the apples are delicious.

Isn't this annoying?

:mad:

Might I suggest you try Marks and Spencer's new variety [exclusive to them and of the Royal Gala family] called "Jazz". They are wonderfully sweet and juicy with just the right amount of crunch.

I don't think you will be disappointed.

Pink Ladys from Asda are usually ok.
I also like Braeburns.
But my faves are Russets.....but they dont seem to be readily available.

It's the 'flavour' that's missing though, sweet n juicy were the Pink Lady (from ASDA incidentally) but bland of taste. :confused:

If you are a certain age ;) you may remember Cox's Orange Pippins. The pips characteristically rattled when the apples were shaken.

You very occassionally see them nowadays but they don't 'rattle' anymore........ bloody scientists messing around again.

Originally posted by Mo
You very occassionally see them nowadays but they don't 'rattle' anymore........ bloody scientists messing around again.

Its like they have nowt better to do than mess about with assorted fruits when they could be enhancing medical science and curing cancer.. priorities though eh :)

We're in the middle of Discovery season right now (it's very short as they don't keep like Cox's or those awful Golden Delicious things) and I cold eat them until I'm sick. Perfumed and juicy, and at this time of year cheap too.

If you can't find them anywhere else, go to Beanies, where the fruit and veg all smells and tastes like it should!

Originally posted by JonJParr
Might I suggest you try Marks and Spencer's new variety [exclusive to them and of the Royal Gala family] called "Jazz". They are wonderfully sweet and juicy with just the right amount of crunch.


Get ready for the advert :

"These arn't just apples, these are Jazz apples, hand-picked by blond haired, brown-eyed virgins in a small exclusive orchard in the private garden of the Prince of Monacco, then pollished with pashmina cloths by nuns who are specially trained to gently handle fruit, before being wrapped in cotton wool for transportation back to England in a suite on the QE2"

Or is there some other reason why they are a pound per apple.

Originally posted by the_rudeboy
Pink Ladys from Asda are usually ok.
I also like Braeburns.
But my faves are Russets.....but they dont seem to be readily available.

surely a russet is a russet, not an apple? or are apples, russets and pears all from the same genus?

Originally posted by dirtybobby
surely a russet is a russet, not an apple? or are apples, russets and pears all from the same genus?


Russets are just a variety of apple (http://www.tree-mendus.com/articles/russet_apples.html) aren't they? Just as Golden Delicious (strange name for something so yuck) are another variety.

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
On the rare occasion that my old apple tree fruits, the apples are delicious.

:mad:

There was something about this on Countryfile a while ago. Supermarkets are turning their noses up at fruit which doesn't look perfect. The result is we have good looking but mainly tasteless fruit.

don, i think all apples are rubbish.

it's easier and cheaper to get yer fruit fix from buying one litre economy cartons of reconstituted fruit juice:|

Originally posted by pete_fcs
don, i think all apples are rubbish.

it's easier and cheaper to get yer fruit fix from buying one litre economy cartons of reconstituted fruit juice:|

Makes ya apple pie a bit stodgy though. :D

It's not just apples - bananas :banana: pears and grapes seem to lack flavour too, these days.

I remember when fruit used to taste like fruit :rant:

Originally posted by Andy
It's not just apples - bananas :banana: pears and grapes seem to lack flavour too, these days.

I remember when fruit used to taste like fruit :rant:

Fruit? fruit? You used to have fruit?
We were lucky to get a lump o' coal to suck on.

A good sharp granny smith is the best
its got cruch, flavour and bite. Perfect
bananas are great too !

-Mr Purple

Apples from Waitrose are lush..

My faves are Red Fanny's and Maidens Blush :D

All time fave apple has to be Granny Smiths... Oooo so sour :clap:

Originally posted by D2J
My faves are Red Fanny's


Trust you to lower the tone :help:

Originally posted by Andy
Trust you to lower the tone :help:

Im not! Its a brand of Apple..

I admit the name suggests erm.. well I dunno but the apples are gorgeous :)

Originally posted by D2J
My faves are Red Fanny's

May i join the queue for a red fanny? As i'm not welcome in the blue moon queue.:(

Originally posted by the_rudeboy
May i join the queue for a red fanny? As i'm not welcome in the blue moon queue.:(

Course mate, have a bite on this :D