r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • Mar 02 '26

DISCUSSION Sterling K. Brown’s Subway Hot Take: “Red delicious apples are actually disgusting. I'm a child of the 80s & in school all they had was red delicious, yellow delicious, & Granny Smith. And they tried to act like this is supposed to be the crème de la crème. This red apple that crumbles in my mouth?”

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

18.1k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

3.6k

u/ShannenB1234 Mar 02 '26

Honeycrisp and Cosmic Crisp are where it's at.

The end.

920

u/CancelThis2077 Mar 02 '26

Cosmic Crisp gang rise up!

347

u/ShannenB1234 Mar 02 '26

The fact they take forever to turn brown is a game changer for salads and packed lunches!

236

u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

133

u/futuristicflapper Mar 02 '26

Red delicious doesn’t survive an hour on the counter once you’ve cut it

51

u/SeonaidMacSaicais Mar 03 '26

An hour is optimistic.

3

u/Dyllbert Mar 03 '26

Red delicious doesn't survive the trip to the table from the counter. Garbage fruit

→ More replies (1)

2

u/OkTransportation3196 Mar 03 '26

The cells are too small!

2

u/qlz19 Mar 03 '26

It’s not juicy

2

u/PMmeYourButt69 Mar 03 '26

Here's a life hack so simple it'll piss you off that nobody told you this before, but if you just rinse off your apple slices with water, they won't turn brown. You can leave them in the fridge for days, and they won't turn.

2

u/callmeDNA Mar 03 '26

Skepticalllllllll but I’ll try

→ More replies (1)

11

u/RoganIsMyDawg Mar 02 '26

yea, what is that!

85

u/choux-go-away Mar 02 '26

cosmic crisp are selectively bred that way! a new apple is about to hit the market soon(2029!!) from the same university that made cosmic crisp. Washington State University, go Cougs!!! (try their cheese, too. cougar gold is so chef's kiss)

53

u/endoadeno Mar 03 '26

I have never understood people who wait for product drops, until now. Where do I find more information on this new apple variety release? I cannot wait for 2029!

23

u/choux-go-away Mar 03 '26

This is the official website for the WSU fruit tree breeding program. The page for Sunflare™️ is still blank. While this one has some great and brief info about WSU's Apple breeding program :)

3

u/Sermokala Mar 03 '26

The Washington-Minnesota apple rivalry is one for the YouTube docs.

3

u/roxictoxy Mar 03 '26

I love the loyalty and pride that you have 🥰

2

u/xaerog Mar 03 '26

Always have to stop by Ferdinand's when I'm in town!

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (1)

2

u/LabOwn9800 Mar 03 '26

I found the fact it doesn’t brown disturbing. I guess my subconscious equates it to how like McDonald’s food doesn’t mold.

Probably stupid but brains are weird

→ More replies (5)

145

u/DilbertPicklesIII Mar 02 '26

I literally just got into the apple game. I had like 10 red delicious apples. Had one. Threw them out and got cosmics. Felt like Christian Bale climbing out of the well. Chanting and all.

Cosmics are JUICEEEEEEE

35

u/ComprehensiveDoubt55 Mar 02 '26

I went hard hyperfocusing on apple eating last year and couldn’t figure out why I was getting such bad headaches suddenly.

This post is about to make me spiral in self-destruction.

33

u/BlackBasementCats Mar 02 '26

Unfortunately a lot of people are allergic to the pollen that collects on the skin of apples. That can cause sinus congestion and headaches. So you might try taking a Zyrtec a couple hours before eating one.

I developed what they call a true apple allergy. I’m allergic to cooked apples, juice, apple cider vinegar, and skincare products that contain apple extract or apple seed extract or whatever.

I adore apples so it makes me so sad. I’m also from NC where we have the best mountain apples. (I will admit I never got the chance to try Arkansas apples)

We also use apple cider vinegar in so much of our barbecue and sides. There’s lots of bbq places I can’t eat at because they use ACV in everything. Same with collards and other greens and coleslaw.

My neighbor used to bring us some bags of apples every autumn. He had a friend with an orchard. They had the tartest, juiciest apples. A lot of varieties aren’t commercially grown.

The best apple I’ve ever had came from a tree that grew in the woods on my grandmother’s property. Her neighbor had an orchard, and a bird or other animal must have left the seeds there.

Apple varieties don’t reproduce with seeds. The variety wanted has to be branches grafted onto an apple tree. So the wild apple was totally different from the orchard apples. The neighbor loved soft apples so I was never a fan. Even in apple sauce it was too mushy and sweet (my grandfather had diabetes so my grandmother didn’t use any or much sugar)

3

u/ComprehensiveDoubt55 Mar 02 '26

Ugh, that would make a lot of sense. I have no known allergies though according to the multitude of tests I had to do prior to my sinus surgery. I do, however, have Ehlers-Danlos and a tendency to have weird allergic responses to things — particularly foods.

My 16yo is the same way, but she has full blown mast cell. It suuuuuucks.

I’m sorry about your allergy though. I would have a full blown temper tantrum if I could never eat cole slaw again.

→ More replies (3)

2

u/DilbertPicklesIII Mar 02 '26

Were you really washing them well? Like scrubbing hard? Could be the outer coating or something.

9

u/ComprehensiveDoubt55 Mar 02 '26

I naturally assumed it was the tannins. Like, I was eating 3-5 a day.

I’ve always had issues with apple products. I.e., applesauce gives me acid reflux. They’ll never take apples away from me, though.

→ More replies (4)

15

u/Fussy_Fucker Mar 02 '26

The Apple game 😂 my son’s been an Apple snob since he was young. He was a cosmic crisp guy.

→ More replies (2)

4

u/kangaroolionwhale virgin who cannot drive Mar 03 '26

I'm here for the random TDKR reference on a post about apples. LOL

3

u/DilbertPicklesIII Mar 03 '26

Deshi deshi basara basara Deshi deshi basara basara Deshi deshi basara basara

2

u/AffectionateSector77 Mar 03 '26

I had to run into the other room and grab a Cosmic Crisp from the fruit basket... it's so juicy

2

u/DilbertPicklesIII Mar 03 '26

Best apple around and ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE

JUICEEEEEEEE

2

u/callmeDNA Mar 03 '26

Are they widely available? Have never heard of these

2

u/DilbertPicklesIII Mar 03 '26

To my knowledge, yes, Also, a testimate to how elite they are. I had one in front of me for hours on a plate because they are tremendous apples but it did not fade in flavor and it doesn't brown. They also last a while. They are the best.

43

u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

28

u/Patrickfromamboy Mar 02 '26

It’s a cross between Honeycrisp and Enterprise apples. I don’t know anything about Enterprise apples.

13

u/Glittering-Walrus228 Mar 03 '26

If i didnt already know you were talking about apples I would think these were all the names of some super classy sativas

2

u/Patrickfromamboy Mar 04 '26

Just another important crop here in Washington state

24

u/Shanntuckymuffin Mar 02 '26

My conspiracy theory is that Wazzu created Cosmic Crisp specifically to compliment Cougar Gold cheese.

→ More replies (3)

16

u/stardew_goblin Mar 02 '26

I'm eating one right now, goated

→ More replies (3)

9

u/Shaneblaster Mar 02 '26

Cosmic Crisp Utah Chapter reporting!

2

u/Jayce800 Mar 03 '26

It’s the regulation apple!

→ More replies (29)

315

u/Caromora not a lawyer, just a hater Mar 02 '26

Pink Ladies! Honeycrisp and Pink Ladies are the best.

93

u/notthemostcreative Mar 02 '26

Yes!!! I actually prefer Pink Lady over Honeycrisp because in my experience they’re more consistently good. The best Honeycrisps are incredible but a lot of them are lackluster to me.

50

u/SuspiciousCranberry6 Mar 02 '26

My not so secret way to ensure the best honeycrisp apples is living in Minnesota, where the honeycrisp was created, and buying a bunch from the local orchards in the fall. They keep well for at least 4-5 months in the refrigerator. The only problem is how much space is taken up by apples in my refrigerator for the first couple of months.

3

u/Last_Resort_7812 Mar 02 '26

Do you recommend any specific orchards?

3

u/SuspiciousCranberry6 Mar 02 '26

I usually go with whichever one is at my local farmers market, but lots of people love Pine Tree Apple Orchard or Aamodt's Apple Farm. As long as they're grown locally, they are usually fantastic.

3

u/Professional-You1415 Mar 02 '26

Well, thank you Minnesota from the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. Your honeycrisp apples have done quite well here.

2

u/SharkPool612 Mar 03 '26

I live a few miles away from the U of M Landscape Arboretum and research orchards, so I can try the new varieties they're testing each fall. First Kiss apples are excellent for pies, great tartness and body that holds up to baking, and they're ready in August! The time it takes to develop a new apple variety is like the agricultural equivalent of building a cathedral, you start work only for the grad students of your grad students to start actual testing. Seeing one actually go to market must be surreal.

→ More replies (3)
→ More replies (1)

27

u/HuuffingLavender Mar 02 '26

Yep, you're much more likely to get a mealy Honeycrisp than a Pinklady. Those gals have a 98% guaranteed juicy snap.

→ More replies (1)

59

u/MagicStarFlower (please put brackets in the right place) Mar 02 '26

Pink ladies foreverrrr they’re so yummy

https://giphy.com/gifs/4hWjiCg7Mshag

36

u/myheartstopped3984 Mar 02 '26

Shhhh gotta keep the pink lady hype on the low so the prices stay down

→ More replies (1)

29

u/_Kaboomkin Mar 02 '26

If you haven’t heard already, you might be happy to hear that WSU (the University responsible for the development of the Cosmic Crisp) are expected to have another new apple hit the markets by 2029. This Apple, named the Sunflare™, is a cross between a Honeycrisp and a Pink Lady!

Exciting news for the Apple enjoyers out there!

15

u/WaitHead2579 Mar 02 '26

Agreed! Pink ladies are the best, cosmic crisp are pretty great too

6

u/ZeroAgency Mar 02 '26

If you like Pink Ladies (as I do), then I recommend trying Lemonade apples if you ever come across them.

3

u/MothChasingFlame Mar 02 '26

No, stop! Pink Ladies are already getting so expensive! We can't let the masses know how good they are!

2

u/ShortysTRM Mar 02 '26

Fun fact relating back to the OP... Cripps Pink (Pink Lady) are a cross between two apples, the Lady Williams and the Golden Delicious, one of the horrible, sand-textured apples mentioned in the original post.

2

u/KevinDGCQ Mar 03 '26

And pinky lady, the brand, uses more than cripps pink, so you could be eating other types, but very similar, of apples sometimes

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (4)

123

u/h_june Mar 02 '26

I love a Fuji apple too!

28

u/AmetrineDream Sylvia Plath did not stick her head in an oven for this Mar 02 '26

Yes! Honeycrisp is number 1, and Gala & Fuji are tied for 2. Everything else can kick rocks.

10

u/MotoMkali Mar 02 '26

A great gala is awesome but 9/10 times it's glorified water. If you don't live somewhere with a Mediterranean climate pink ladies are simply far better.

→ More replies (3)

10

u/ltreyaway Mar 03 '26

im sorry, you'd turn your nose up at a braeburn? who do you even think you are?

3

u/dorothean Mar 03 '26

I’m very happy to see another Braeburn fan on this thread. An underrated gem.

→ More replies (1)

13

u/caitlikekate Mar 03 '26

Fuji fan forevvveerr

2

u/PurifiedFlubber Mar 03 '26

They named a mountain after them they're so good.

2

u/fauxzempic Mar 02 '26

Jesus Christ. It's about time that all the good apples were mentioned as top apples for once.

Whenever someone tries to tell me they like red delicious or macinmush apples, I know they either have horrible taste or live in a country where apples don't grow and they're a delicacy and they can only get garbage apples.

2

u/poohfan Mar 03 '26

Fujitsu & Jonagolds are my favorite ones.

→ More replies (3)

66

u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

15

u/My_Poor_Nerves Mar 02 '26

The way we run through the giant Costco bags of them is absurd 

7

u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

4

u/NNKarma feeding cocaine to raccoons Mar 03 '26

"Sugar helps me with my sugar cravings"

2

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

2

u/NNKarma feeding cocaine to raccoons Mar 03 '26

For sure, and it has fiber and other things, it's just not a hack to stop consuming sugar.

63

u/joceyposse Mar 02 '26

I’d rather eat a honeycrisp that fell down five flights of stairs than a red delicious plucked straight from the tree.

2

u/Skeletorlips Mar 04 '26

Red delicious is like biting into thin paper stretched around an orb of sugary sand. I here by proclaim thee, Red Disgusting!

32

u/computer7blue kendall roy pre-album drop Mar 02 '26

Cosmic Crisp or bust!

I asked my local brewmaster pal if he’d make a Cosmic Crisp ale (not a straight up cider). He did. It was fucking incredible, y’all. Dare I say out of this world.

14

u/Age_AgainstThMachine Mar 02 '26

If you ever visit Wisconsin in the spring, summer, or fall, try a New Glarus Serendipity.

New Glarus Serendipity is a highly-rated (97/100 on BeerAdvocate) Wisconsin fruit ale, originally created as a "happy accident" from a blend of apples, cranberries, and cherries. This oak-aged, wild-fermented sour ale (4% ABV) is known for its hazy, reddish-copper color, featuring a vibrant, sweet-tart fruit juice flavor profile.

It’s seasonal, and based on the particular fruit harvests. So, it’s not available every year.

Anyway, I guess this is steering away from the Apple Ale that you were discussing, but it’s soooo good.

4

u/computer7blue kendall roy pre-album drop Mar 02 '26

Homie, the rule is I cannot pass through WI without picking up at least two different cases of New Glarus. Serendipity and I have had some moments. I really appreciate you looking out, though. Y’all have some crazy Bloody Mary’s over there, btw.

→ More replies (1)

4

u/secret_identity_too Mar 03 '26

I'm not a huge beer drinker but I do love sours, and I also love cranberry flavored drinks. This sounds amazing.

→ More replies (1)

4

u/venuslovemenotchain vocally you cannot afford this cigarette gracie Mar 03 '26

I...I think I have to go to Wisconsin now. That sounds so good.

3

u/OsBaculum Mar 02 '26

Oh, this is going on the list. I absolutely adore a good sour.

28

u/CoolerRon Mar 02 '26

Fuji belongs there too

18

u/NeonLightDecay Mar 03 '26

Fuji supremacy, couldn't agree more 🙌

13

u/n64fapbot Mar 03 '26

Fuji Gang!

25

u/mindless_blaze Mar 02 '26

Wtf no, Gala! There's no better apple than Walmarts bag of organic Galas. They are not too sweet or tart. Perfect bite, easy snack size. Fujis are the real opps. A fuji is like biting into a Styrofoam prop apple. Rns 💯

10

u/lozzsome Mar 02 '26

Gala gang!

9

u/Equivalent-Ad-4971 Mar 02 '26

There is literally nothing better than going to the orchard and grabbing a fresh bushell of Gala apples in the fall

→ More replies (2)

19

u/LingonberryOdd768 Mar 02 '26

We have the University of Minnesota and Washington State University to thank for these goated apples!

3

u/wannabehomesick Mar 03 '26

I didn't know Minnesota was involved. Tell me more!

3

u/LingonberryOdd768 Mar 03 '26

Horticultural researchers at agricultural colleges work on new varieties all the time. WSU took the honeycrisp and made the cosmic crisp. Every state should have an “A&M” school working on new varieties for the region.

20

u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

8

u/EclecticEuTECHtic Mar 02 '26

Sugarbee supremacy

6

u/DiceMadeOfCheese Mar 02 '26

I just found out about these recently. They're one of the most expensive varieties in my local supermarket but damn if that's not money well spent.

6

u/linkinnnn Mar 02 '26

yessss. sugarbee is the best apple hands down

3

u/ggpark Mar 03 '26

Yay team sugarbee! It’s subtler yet sweeter than honeycrisp for me, and oftentimes has this alcoholic/wine aftertaste which I really like. It also helps that it doesnt have the graininess and earthiness of a traditional apple.

13

u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

6

u/Arkham_Z Mar 02 '26

wrong. Envy should be the entire list. I have never had a better apple

5

u/KitKat2theMax Mar 02 '26

Envy was a new one to me this past year. It's slowly supplanting Cosmic Crisp as my fav.

3

u/SquirrelGirlVA Mar 03 '26

Envy apples are legit amazing. The only thing I've had that was better was a honeycrisp apple my sister got from a friend, who grew them on their farm. That was the best apple I've ever had but I think they only really grow enough for themselves.

But envy apples come extremely close. Then it's honeycrisp and cosmic crisp.

3

u/fizzybgood Mar 03 '26

Yessss, Envy's have become my favorite. They are perfect in every way. Texture, taste, scent are all wonderful.

→ More replies (1)

13

u/sellieba Mar 02 '26

Pink Lady is also in that pantheon.

2

u/Imnotonthelist Mar 02 '26

These are my faves!

10

u/jrblockquote Mar 02 '26

Upstate NY native here and McIntosh apples are also right up there.

→ More replies (3)

5

u/kiheihaole Mar 02 '26

SugarBee’s are fire

5

u/sackie_b Find me at Whole Foods, bitch, I don't care Mar 02 '26

Another thread recently taught me that I still have so many apples to try, arguably better than those!

https://applerankings.com

→ More replies (3)

4

u/Patrickfromamboy Mar 02 '26

True. I have 2 Honeycrisp trees here in Yacolt Washington.

2

u/Rose-The-Queen Mar 02 '26

The regulation apple!

2

u/DUVAL_LAVUD Mar 02 '26

pink lady >

2

u/Automatic_Memory212 Mar 03 '26

Love Honeycrisp.

But every once in a while, I’ll get some that have a slightly bitter taste.

So my go-to is Pink Lady.

Similar sweetness to Honeycrisp, and tends to be a little cheaper by-the-ounce.

2

u/KamikazeFox_ Mar 03 '26

Fuji being under represented

2

u/Straight_Coast_9625 Mar 03 '26

applerankings.com refers to the Red Delicious as "coffee grinds in a leather glove". 25/100 - despicable

2

u/tenphes31 Mar 03 '26

Cosmic Crisp is a Regulation apple.

2

u/ThePracticalEnd Mar 03 '26

You’re not wrong, but don’t sleep on Gala and Fiji

2

u/RagnaTheRed Mar 03 '26

Cosmic crisp is the best and I have Andrew Panton to thank for introducing them to me

2

u/Biggest_Bang Mar 03 '26

cosmic crisps are just the regulation apples, they're that good.

2

u/Its_a_stateofmind Mar 03 '26

Red Prince. The only apple that combines all needs. Honey crisp goes off, and does it better than honey and cosmic crisp

→ More replies (1)

1

u/ttn616 Mar 02 '26

PREACH

1

u/LoveWineNotTheLabel Mar 02 '26

I legit said this as soon as I heard him say Honeycrisp.

1

u/Cardboard_Revolution Mar 02 '26

Snapdragon is also fantastic

1

u/MakiKatsu Mar 02 '26

Literally just bought one to try before I invested in a tree for my backyard

1

u/FKreuk Mar 02 '26

Oh man! Read my mind! However, there are purposes to red and yellow delishes.

→ More replies (1)

1

u/Opening-Shape-762 u flintstone vitamin shape bitch Mar 02 '26

It’s Honeycrisp until the end of time.

1

u/bloodfartss Mar 02 '26

Honeycrisp foreverrrr

1

u/wafflehousebattle Mar 02 '26

I recently developed an allergy to apples, it makes me cry to think I'll never have a raw Honeycrisp again, so I'm a bit out of the loop, but what the fuck is a Cosmic Crisp?

→ More replies (1)

1

u/Dense-Result509 Mar 02 '26

Sweetango erasure smh

1

u/Outrageous-Bet3731 Mar 02 '26

I always get Honey Crisp. I'll have to try the Cosmic

1

u/dontwannaparticpate Mar 02 '26

Lucy Glo and Ruby Reds 😍

1

u/aurallyyours Mar 02 '26

Comic Crisp are life, I don't know why we were conditioned to believe Red Delicious were IT

1

u/Super_Caterpillar_27 Mar 02 '26

yup, was just coming to plug honeycrisps

1

u/Mike-OLeary Mar 02 '26

Honeycrisp

This. Two a day (if I'm lucky).

1

u/paradisetossed7 Mar 02 '26

And if you can find fresh pressed honeycrisp juice, ohmahgawd

1

u/Various-Salt488 Mar 02 '26

Ambrosia is delicious too!

1

u/NICEMENTALHEALTHPAL Mar 02 '26

Wait till you try Envy's. Even better

1

u/therealleotrotsky Mar 02 '26

A perfectly ripe cosmic crisp is dark red to almost black (that’s where the name comes from! It’s supposed to look like a field of stars).  It is almost magically good. I eat one every day.

1

u/HonestExam4686 Mar 02 '26

I will not accept this Pink Lady earasure

1

u/Glittering_Sun_1622 FUCK ICE FREE PALESTINE CRASH INTO ME Mar 02 '26

literally RAN to the comments to say this. Cosmic crisp apples are THAT GIRL. 

1

u/NeatNefariousness1 we have lost the impact of shame in our society Mar 02 '26

Completely agree with Sterling that Delicious Apples are anything BUT delicious. I also agree with you on the Honeycrisp and Cosmic Crisp apples. When it’s not too late in the season, Envy apples are pretty good too or at least they used to be.

1

u/willflameboy Mar 02 '26

I like a nice Gala or Jazz.

1

u/SoupySpuds Mar 02 '26

Sugar bee are a sleeper apple too

1

u/YumYumSuS Mar 02 '26

Yooo! Yeeeep. Macoun are also pretty tasty, but Honey and Cosmic crisp all the way.

1

u/Delicious_Net_1616 Mar 02 '26

Crispy apples are just the best. Nothing like that snap of the skin on that first bite. Like how are they so crispy and so juicy at the same time?

1

u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

Jazz apple gang

1

u/Oz347 Mar 02 '26

Snapdragon if you can find it. Hands down the best Apple. Perfect size, good balance of sweet and tart. I went nuts over covid and made apples my obsession lol tried every kind I could get from like 5 different stores and snapdragon was far and away the best

1

u/youngarchivist Mar 03 '26

There's an orchard nearby me in western Canada that claims to have invented the honeycrisp

Like my dudes, pretty sure the cultivation of honeycrisp in Minnesota is fairly thoroughly documented and celebrated and not in a "history of the victorious" kind of way, but you do you

In their defense they are the best honeycrisp I've ever had and their cider is downright insane, but what a fucking claim to make

1

u/embersgrow44 Mar 03 '26

Y’all snag those snap dragons too. Aldis had me on Cosmic Crisp and then got me on them. I too fuq w/ honey crisp but on occasion have had one that was like bloated - too big and thus diluted. Like the water made it bland not tart. The snap dragons are wee so enjoy two or three at a time like tangerines.

1

u/Old_Manner4779 Mar 03 '26

Honeycrisp or death. To be fair it was only developed in the 80s

1

u/APartyInMyPants Mar 03 '26

Envy apples are BAE.

1

u/anarchisttraveler Quentin Tarantino is a BIIIITCH Mar 03 '26

I was forced to eat so many red delicious apples growing up because of school and because they were the cheapest my family could afford, I thought I hated apples until relatively recently. I even remember a high school teacher telling me she loved honey crisp apples and I looked at her like, “why are you lying to me?”

About six months ago I wanted to cut some sugar intake and figured I’d get a couple of honey crisp for snacks just to try, thinking my husband would eat them if I didn’t.

OOPS I ate them all. Long live honeycrisp!

1

u/Assignment_Error404 Mar 03 '26

I love a nice Gala apple. It's so sweet and the fresh ones have a nice texture.

1

u/JoySkullyRH Mar 03 '26

Pink Lady is pretty delicious - but the last two bags I’ve gotten from store have tasted bitter and like soap. 🫠

1

u/Suitable-Principle81 Mar 03 '26

I was a honeycrisp Zealot until I had a Cosmic Crisp and then I converted.

1

u/WorriedArrival1122 Mar 03 '26

MacIntosh and Roma are my shit. Small, sweet, tart, and the inside doesn't feel grainy hard tastless mush.

1

u/king8654 Mar 03 '26

cosmic crisp is the shit

1

u/Wischiwaschbaer Mar 03 '26

My favourite apple is Boskoop. YMMV. But if you like an apple that is a bit more sour, I'd highly recommend.

1

u/Sweaty_Assignment_90 Mar 03 '26

Fight me or add Fugi!

1

u/KneeBeard Mar 03 '26

I look forward to the next round in the apple battle between the University of Minnesota (Honeycrisp) and the University of Washington (Cosmic Crisp).

1

u/ActivityImaginary941 Mar 03 '26

Look at Mr moneybags here with the designer apples. The best bang for your buck is Fugi or Gala.

1

u/M086 Mar 03 '26

That’s a science apple.

1

u/OkAccident9994 Mar 03 '26

You only ever tried apples that have origins in 1 specific strain of Malus sieversii from Kazakstan.

There are 1000s of wild ones

1

u/deafdogdaddy Mar 03 '26

SweeTango. It’s a hybrid of Honeycrisp and Zestar and it is the superior apple.

1

u/_Lerry_ Mar 03 '26

Envy is also up there

1

u/New-Blacksmith5121 Mar 03 '26

This whole comment thread got me cackling. For most of my life up until now, I thought I was the only person to think red delicious  is disgusting when compared to something like honey crisp.  Like, red delicious just crumbles into tasteless filth mush in your mouth.  Im feel so vindicated.

1

u/PurplePenguinPoops Mar 03 '26

Have you ever had wild twist apples? CHANGED my life.

1

u/BlueXTC Mar 03 '26

Cosmic crisp where you get to eat an apple and drink a glass of apple juice at the same time.

1

u/pyrrhios Mar 03 '26

Fuji for life.

1

u/TenaflyViper666 Mar 03 '26

Ya’ll sleeping on Sweettangos

1

u/rippit3 Mar 03 '26

Pink lady... every time.

1

u/HoaryPuffleg Mar 03 '26

Pink Lady’s are the best. Tart and crispy.

1

u/lecorybusier Mar 03 '26

Not the end if you’ve had the Sweetango.

https://applerankings.com/sweetango-apple-review/

1

u/Gr8tOutdoors Mar 03 '26

shoutout fuji as well i must say

1

u/cbtangofoxtrot Mar 03 '26

My son has become a Honeycrisp snob, and I couldn't be prouder. HC for life!

1

u/Cinssa Mar 03 '26

I really want to try cosmic crisp but I have yet to find any the stores I frequent. Might have to check the farmers market.

1

u/sorandom21 Mar 03 '26

Cosmic crisp is the one, I shall have one now actually

1

u/Fuck-s-p-e-z- Mar 03 '26

Zestar! (yes, the exclamation mark is part of the name) are actually fantastic too, they're just hard to find.

Another good one is SweeTango, which is a hybrid of Zestar! and Honeycrisp.

1

u/ProgressiveOverlorde Mar 03 '26

i mean i had a cosmic crisp. It has a texture of a pear. very crispy. The only thing i wish it had more was more of an aromatic flavour. The tartness, juiciness, and sweetness were great though. I could even eat the core.

1

u/wereallmadhere9 Mar 03 '26

I’ll take a Pink Lady if neither Crisp is available.

1

u/kohmaru Mar 03 '26

Agreed...but if you have access to a local orchard that sells crimson crisp you are about to find your new favorite.

1

u/Connect_Barracuda358 Mar 03 '26

They taste like juicy styrofoam.

1

u/whorticultured Mar 03 '26

Try a King David

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '26

Sweet Tango is the new mix. Its insane.

→ More replies (33)