tigertoy

In last week's shopping, I picked up a Sonya apple which I had today.

Texture was moderately crisp, just a little soft, but not in an unpleasant way, and not even a hint of mealyness; excellent mouth feel except for slightly too much peel.  Taste was quite sweet, with little tartness, but definitely flavorful.  Not quite up there with my favorite varieties -- I like more tartness -- but definitely a good apple.

Shopping this week, they had an apple variety I wasn't familiar with, "Ambrosia".  I bought one.

A nice looking apple, distinctly pointy on the bottom, yellow and red.  Perfect texture; the flesh was firm and crisp, not mealy at all, and the peel was thin and not hard to eat at all.  Good flavor, tart, similar to a good Pink Lady but a little bit milder.

When I've discussed apples before, a number of people have said that the Honeycrisp is the best there is.  I'd tried one before, and wasn't particularly impressed.  But this past week, with still no Pink Ladies on offer, I decided I'd give the Honeycrisp another try -- maybe I just got a poor one.

This apple was the size of a softball, and had a couple of blemishes, but it looked like a good apple.  And when I ate it, it had very nice crisp texture (though it was a bit thick skinned), lots of juice, and great flavor.  Distinctly tart, but sweet as well.  Maybe not quite as good as a perfect Pink Lady, but certainly close.  If this is what they're normally like, I understand why people rave about them.  Too bad this one apple, between its enormous size and huge per-pound price, cost as much as a whole bag of lesser apples.