Comments on: Mealy Apple Rant!!!

By: Shan

Shan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:45:10 +0000

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By: ken

ken — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:05:57 +0000

I sympathize about the bad apples. I don’t know what’s going on either, but I live in Washington State in the US and we are supposed to be famous for our apples, its one of our main crops, and they suck here too this year. I do the thumb test too, like Karen, and I have to try four or five varieties when I am in the store before I can find some that are hopefully decent. The whole apple crop seems subpar this year.

By: karen

karen — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:00:14 +0000

what i do, before purchasing an apple, is I press the bottom of the apple with my thumb. If it gives easily, it’s definitely mushy. If it doesn’t, it’s crisp. I’ve been more or less successful and so far haven’t had any bad apples, except for maybe some that are a bit on the tasteless or sour side…

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:41:57 +0000

Stef, I agree completely. But apples grown here are a bit farfetched. I know they have been able to do it but with very “runty” results… how can they not be otherwise… apples for the most part need a winter to rest… I think this is more a case of bad importers who choose to bring in only the cheapest stuff rather than an issue of wanting to grow the stuff here. Modern transport by jet means we can get a freshly picked Northern Spy from upstate New York to Makati in less than 36 hours… I know its best to buy local but I would rather growers focus on tropical fruits first…

By: stefoodie

stefoodie — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:23:57 +0000

hi marketman, sorry, don’t mean to hog your comment area here. i just thought i’d add a clarification. the reason i say “talk to the farmers” is because there ARE farmers on the yahoogroups rarefruit-ph wanting to know how and where to grow apples there. there’s a dr. vallejo who has grown apples in San Pablo, another who has grown Fuji apples in Pangasinan. so this is not all talk — there are people out there who may be willing to give you what you want; you just need to find them and tell them. siguro what’s needed is a way for consumers and farmers to communicate?

By: virgilio

virgilio — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:06:34 +0000

I’m not a big apple fan but in Fall I tend to eat some. Just because we have a tree in the garden that produces succulent red fruits (too many!) and I feel guilty if I don’t eat some of those. They’re called Winter apples as you can keep them in the cellar all through Winter. They make good apple-strudels. The variety I prefer is the banana-apple. I don’t know what the breeders did but the taste is a cross between banana and apple, hence the name. I’ll have a bite for you, MM.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:35:00 +0000

dmk, ZARA just opened its first branch in Makati at the Rockwell Mall… the basic t-shirts are PHP495 or about USD9… about the same as shops in Hong Kong and Singapore. The rents and staffing costs in Germany must result in higher retail prices… Another ZARA store is opening soon in Metro Manila as well… acidboy, I agree we get the bottom of the barrel stuff these days… this was not always true, but is now. Hchie, I agree when in Rome… but I do like to have a global cosmopolitan selection of goods… arborio for risotto, french mustard for dressings, and a crisp apple to munch on or cook with… Stef, you’re such a varietal preservationist! I can see you growing 4 kinds of heirloom tomatoes rescued from 15th century graves… Apicio and other MM readers, please check out a much earlier post I did on apple pies… the key to a great crust is keeping it all cold and not overworking the dough…

By: Apicio

Apicio — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:31:15 +0000

If I may be allowed to offer a word of consolation to all you guys, even living in the temperate zone does not guarantee good pies. Unless you made it yourself from prime ingredients or paid through your nose, all you get here are pies filled from a plastic bucket, not a tad better than â€œapple pieâ€ filled with chayote disguised with lemon extract and cinnamon. Those ever so cheerful lacquered fresh fruits tarts are classic instances of deception, triumphs of packaging over content.

By: dmk

dmk — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:59:03 +0000

that is so true. i tried making an apple pie last time i was in manila with apples i bought at the market and i pretty much just ended up with mush. it was soooo gross.

p.s.
where do you get the Zara shirts for Php495??? that’s even cheaper than they sell them here in Germany!!!

By: acidboy

acidboy — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:06:08 +0000

the bulk of imported fruits we get are sourced from traders in sto. cristo and lavezares streets in binondo (which is an interesting place to go to, even at night) and i may not be off the mark when i say that since fruits have become a trading commodity, the bulk of the fruits that come in are the cheaper kind in the world market.