FoodFood InformationFruitDeciduousApples
This variety, which is America's favorite, is grown in most of the apple-producingareas of the nation. However, the best and biggest crops are grown in thePacific Northwest. Washington State easily ranks as the top apple producer,and most of the apples grown in that state are Red Delicious.
Although the Red Delicious is our best-selling apple, it has some shortcomings.As far as appearance (looks, color, and shape), it has no peer. Though whileit is long on looks, it falls a bit short on flavor and texture. Many less-popularvarieties are tastier. The Red Delicious is only fair on flavor when eatenraw and is a very poor cooking or baking apple. Early in the season, theRed Delicious tends to eat woody. Late in the season it tends to eat mushy.Many consumers who insist that an apple isn't an apple unless it has a redskin are missing out on our excellent yellow and green-skinned varieties.
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