Apples are the third best fruit

[TXHokie]

My personal
1. Sugar apple
2. Mango (got a Nam Doc Mai tree growing in the yard, wait a few yrs)
3. Durian - durian ice cream or durian+avocado fruit shake

 

[waggy]

There are over 1000 varieties of mango with vastly different taste profiles. What you get in the typical grocery store are 3 varieties (Tommy Atkins, champagne, kent) that are good for commercial purposes but generally subpar in the mango universe.

They can be sweet, tart, citrusy, spicy, eaten green/crunchy like an apple, etc. Mmmmm... hurry up and ripen dammit.

now you got me interested.

spicy? really?

hmm tart and crunchy? yumm

 

[Ichinisan]

There are over 1000 varieties of mango with vastly different taste profiles. What you get in the typical grocery store are 3 varieties (Tommy Atkins, champagne, kent) that are good for commercial purposes but generally subpar in the mango universe.

They can be sweet, tart, citrusy, spicy, eaten green/crunchy like an apple, etc. Mmmmm... hurry up and ripen dammit.

Which varieties taste like gasoline?

 

[Jeeebus]

Which varieties taste like gasoline?

Not familiar with those particular varieties. I'd probably avoid them.

 

[Jeeebus]

My personal
1. Sugar apple
2. Mango (got a Nam Doc Mai tree growing in the yard, wait a few yrs)
3. Durian - durian ice cream or durian+avocado fruit shake

I have issues with sugar apple and atemoya. All the ones I've eaten were too mushy and probably overripe. I don't grow them because most benefit from assisted pollination and I am too lazy for that.

This is first year for our nam doc mai. Will probably get 20 or so mangoes off the tree. Not really a complex mango... more of a pure sweetness.

There are some relatively new varieties developed here in Florida that really knock your socks off... lemon zest, sweet tart, fruit punch, seacrest, edgar, and a few others. Lemon zest is so intense citrusy that it is difficult to eat more than one.

 

[Chiropteran]

My wife likes to buy these apples at Wegmans, not even sure what kind they are. Honeycrisp maybe? Anyway, I'm okay with apples, but they damn things cost $25 for a bag of 5. It's ridiculous.

 

[Muse]

Mangos are 7th.

Actually, I'm informed that mangoes are the most eaten fruit in the world (probably because the trees grow so readily in tropical areas they are freebies for so many). However, I must say... they are just super messy to eat, a real PITA. I put a couple in my smoothy today, what a hassle! I bought a box of around 16 organic mangoes around 3 weeks ago and had to toss around 1/2 dozen today, the remainder of the box. I did not refrigerate them. I didn't even enjoy them as much as usual. A good mango is hell of delicious, still a bitch to eat compared to a banana, an apple, most any fruit.

I think the mangoes I bought recently may have been picked too soon. They just weren't as delicious as I remember.

BTW, mangoes are probably a major reason that ebola has been persistent. Bats carry the disease and a bat may eat a portion of a mango, it falls on the ground and a human eats the "windfall" and becomes infected.

One of the best things about apples is that they keep so long in the refrigerator. Also, they are relatively simple to deal with. My favorite these days are Fuji apples (organic, I hear that the pesticides on apples are particularly problematic).

 

[Muse]

Pears and grapes kick ass.

Pears are OK, they don't keep as well as apples. Grapes to me are too sweet.

 

[Muse]

I love fruit. There are literally dozens (hundreds?) of fruits I want to try eventually, especially after seeing The Fruit Hunters on Netflix.

1. Dates
2. Mangoes
3. Cherimoya
4. Plums
5. Oranges
6. Blueberries
7. Raspberries
8. Cantaloupe
9. Peaches/Nectarines
10. Honeydew
11. Bananas
12. Jackfruit
13. Pineapple
14. Watermelon
15. Kiwifruit
16. Carambola (starfruit)
17. Pears
18. Figs
19. Lychees
20. Cherries
21. Persimmon
22. Sweet tamarind
23. Papaya
24. Guava
25. Strawberries
26. Apricots
27. Grapes
28. Apples
29. Blackberries
30. Pomelo
31. Grapefruit
32. Pomegranate
33. Dragonfruit

I just put a hold on The Fruit Hunters DVD at my library based on your post!

1. Dates - guess I've never had fresh dates. I have some medjool from Costco. I also have _standard_ pitted dates from Costco, comes in 3# buckets. I chop them fairly fine and put them in my waffles. It sweetens them up so I don't have to use syrup.
2. Mangoes - what I'm getting locally is probably picked prematurely, I'm thinking.
3. Cherimoya - never had it
4. Plums - I have two plum trees in the backyard. Their fruit matures right at my birthday, beginning of August. They're OK, nothing special
5. Oranges - I love a navel orange. They also keep very very well in the fridge.
6. Blueberries - Have some frozen organic I bought at Costco in a 3 lb. bag.
7. Raspberries
8. Cantaloupe - They told me I was allergic, but I don't think they bother me. I'm told that one ripened on the vine is much better than what you find in the markets but I've never managed to grow it here, not sunny and hot enough.
9. Peaches/Nectarines - Have always loved them, but I suspect that modern nurture has to a large extent destroyed the flavor of these.
10. Honeydew - This I'm also allergic to, and I think it irritates my throat.
11. Bananas - I ALWAYS have some on hand! I'm expert in the art of keeping them and knowing when to eat them. I freeze them, too, for smoothies and cooking.
12. Jackfruit - WTH is this?
13. Pineapple - I also freeze cut-up pineapple for smoothies.
14. Watermelon - rarely buy these monsters.
15. Kiwifruit - a time or two
16. Carambola (starfruit) - never, but they're in my fave market, they have "everything"
17. Pears
18. Figs - There was a tree at my last abode. They're OK.
19. Lychees - In a Chinese restaurant
20. Cherries - I don't bother, they seem too sweet to me.
21. Persimmon - I don't buy them.
22. Sweet tamarind - Never have bought them
23. Papaya - Used to eat a lot of these when I lived in HI
24. Guava - Ate a lot of these in HI, they grew wild everywhere.
25. Strawberries - I make jam from them, but even that I don't eat often.
26. Apricots - I used to love them but I'm pretty sure they've destroyed them in an effort to make them more profitable. Of course, there are many varieties, but I can't seem to find ones like the ones I used to love.
27. Grapes - Never buy anymore, taste too sweet to me.
28. Apples - Like to keep some Fuji's in the fridge, they seem to keep for months!
29. Blackberries - I've picked so many wild. I have quart jars on hand, can make jam or pies.
30. Pomelo - Don't think I've ever eaten these.
31. Grapefruit - I like grapefruit, but only buy occasionally.
32. Pomegranate - Another messy one to eat, I rarely bother.
33. Dragonfruit - Have never eaten, IIRC.

 

[Muse]

Lately I've been living off donuts though :\

Surely you jest.

Lucky I found an apple farm near by, I got no reaction eating their apples.

I will not eat an apple unless it's organic.

I've never been able to get into grapefruits...no the fruit, not the juice, not even with sugar on it. Bleargh! But, I said the same thing about stuff like tuna & pickles, and around the time I turned 20, my tastebuds changed and all of a sudden stuff like supreme pizza tasted good. Maybe I just have to hit a certain age for grapefruits to work on my tongue

As a kid I ate a halved grapefruit, you cut the sections free with a grapefruit knife. I sprinkled a little sugar on top. Then eat with a spoon right out of the peel, acting as a bowl.

Here's the common ones:

http://www.thekitchn.com/httpwwwthekitch-158859

I only ever get like two or three kinds where I live tho. I think barletts are the most popular. Keep them out on the counter if you want them to ripen. They can take awhile. They are awesome when they soften up tho, a lot of the sugar gets released...super soft & sweet.

I believe that the Green Grocer said to eat a pear when it starts to feel a bit soft when pressing on the end.

You may as well try your luck at the roulette table. Chances are the mangoes were picked way under-ripe, irradiated/washed in a hot water bath, and will be flavorless/full of fiber strings. For $.88/lb you could always try your luck, but chances of getting a good one are slim.

Yeah, I think this is the thing. I think I've had some fairly good ones from my fave local produce-centric super market, but the box I bought recently was a big disappointment. My introduction to mangoes was on Maui, they dropped from huge trees, I got all I wanted for free and they were tree ripened (same with avocados). Those were fine. I think a lot of them were probably Hayden mangoes, pretty reddish and good sized.

You are all horrible at this.

The very best fruit is so obviously the tomato. Without it you can have no pizza, no decent pasta sauce, no ketchup, no salsa, no ad, no infinitum...

Come on guys, you are supposed to be smarter than this!

I grow well over 100 lb. of vine ripened tomatoes (early girl) every year. My first ripe ones should be pickable in around 3 weeks. For 6 months I have fresh great tomatoes, more than I can eat. I can the rest or give them away.

This man speaks the truth. All hail tomato! Too bad onion isn't a fruit *ducks*

Onions are God's gift to cooks.

July, 1992

Upon driving down a lone country road in central Ohio, I happened upon a small non-descript fruit stand. The simple farmer featured baskets of peaches the like I've never encountered before. They were the size of softballs, and the taste was somewhere between having nectar poured on your head and peach-flavored Jolly Ranchers.

They were - by far - the best tasting fruit I've ever encountered. The fruit stand is no longer there, and I've been searching for such a peach since.

Great story.

The Amish up the road from me have a fruit and vegetable stand with such peaches. You cannot purchase the likes of which in any store. Picked fresh off the tree, and omg, good. They're near the end of the road - about a 7 miles ride. And, for 7 miles on the return trip, I eat peaches non-stop. (It helps to have a knife, cut them in half, and remove the pit. Then, it's easier to bite off chunks without juice dribbling down your chin.) Remember, most fruit in the grocery store was picked before it was ripe, and allowed to finish ripening off the tree/vine, so that it could make the journey to the store. Fresh, ripe peaches would bruise long before they reached the store.

These stories make me think I should really think about stopping at fruit stands, especially out in the countryside.

 

[Jeeebus]

Lychees are a few days from ripening. Very difficult to pick between lychee and mango. Both are superb.

 

[Kaido]

Surely you jest.

Nope...the allergy medicine lets me eat dairy & gluten again. I have no willpower whatsoever

 

[lxskllr]

However, I must say... they are just super messy to eat, a real PITA. I put a couple in my smoothy today, what a hassle!

When my daughter was little, she really wanted a mango, so we got her one from the store.

"How do you eat it?"

"Fuck if I know..."

Hand her a knife and plate, and tell her to figure it out. She was in tears by the time she was done. Holy shit, what a mess! :^D

 

[Muse]

Apples are the third best fruit

I don't know about others

But I only loves Mangoes...

Well, at the beginning of Genesis, the bible has the serpent working an apple for bitch bait, not a mango. 'nuff said.

 

[KMFJD]

I've been buying Granadilla

Uchuva

when they are available, both are really good, the Uchava taste kind of like a sour cherry (?)

 

[KMFJD]

Oh yeah, the same company was selling these as well, they were 'ok' ,kind of bland i thought for fruit

Tomato De Arbol

 

[CZroe]

Well, at the beginning of Genesis, the bible has the serpent working an apple for bitch bait, not a mango. 'nuff said.

The Bible never identified the fruit. Also, æppel was originally the fleshy/juicy fruit of ANY plant.

It's like taking the word "nuts" and using it to only mean peanuts. It's why we have strangely-named fruits, like the pineapple.

 

[Jeeebus]

Some fresh jaboticaba fruit picked today. Kind of hard to describe these - like a juicy tropical grape. I guess I'd say a grape (consistency) mixed with passion fruit flavor. Delicious.

 

[rpanic]

^^I think I am about 2 years away from mine fruiting

 

[midwestfisherman]

Bananas at #11?! That's just crazy talk!!

 

[Jeeebus]

^^I think I am about 2 years away from mine fruiting

Where are you located? If you can get your hands on a red jaboticaba (we have them here in Florida), they will fruit in something like 3 years from seed. I got mine as a 7 gallon and it was fruiting in 6 months.

We have two other varieties that, as with you, we need to wait a few years.

 

[kt]

When my daughter was little, she really wanted a mango, so we got her one from the store.

"How do you eat it?"

"Fuck if I know..."

Hand her a knife and plate, and tell her to figure it out. She was in tears by the time she was done. Holy shit, what a mess! :^D

I don't get it, what's so difficult about eating a mango? Cut the mango into halves without cutting into the seed, carve squares on the flesh, flip the halves inside out and enjoy! No mess.

 

[rpanic]

Where are you located? If you can get your hands on a red jaboticaba (we have them here in Florida), they will fruit in something like 3 years from seed. I got mine as a 7 gallon and it was fruiting in 6 months.

We have two other varieties that, as with you, we need to wait a few years.

I'm in zone 9b, mine is a mystery don't know the variety. There are a few exotic fruit nurseries in LA that have 3 or 4 varieties I might get more but need to start planting in front yard.

Just came in from back yard picking white and yellow nectarines and peaches, fresh peaches are so good Plums and plouts look like they will be ready in a month as long as the birds stay away.

 

[Jeeebus]

First mango of the year (rosigold). Fell off the tree early due to heavy winds, so I had to ripen it in the garage for a week. Not the best mango variety or the ideal ripening conditions, but still better than any store bought mango.

 

[Jeeebus]

Lychee dinner: