7k varieties of apples and the 18 you need to know about (2013)

Re:7k varieties of apples and the 18 you need to know about ... by kseistrup on Saturday January 01, 2022 @02:26PM (#29761730)

Here in Denmark Granny Smith is pimped as a regular apple for eating raw. When you say it's a baking apple, it makes more sense that the taste is so unappetizing when eaten raw.

Edit: typo

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Re:7k varieties of apples and the 18 you need to know about ... by plushpuffin on Saturday January 01, 2022 @03:08PM (#29762144)

Yeah, the balance of sweet and tart that you would expect from an eating apple is missing from Granny Smith, because that would be lost when you dump it in a pie crust with a cup of sugar. It also explains why the apple is so firm, because it's expected to soften when baked. You can eat it raw, I just don't know why you would.

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