Comments on: Pinata apples http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/#comment-4611 ellaella Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:16:54 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/#comment-4611 Dense is the perfect word! Much better than my crunchy. It's what I was alluding to when I wrote about putting them in salads either thinly sliced or in a small dice. It's not the apple to cut into wedges for a salad. I'm glad you like them -- and thanks for the price report! You know me so well. :D (I saw organic Braeburns recently at $1.99 and thought of you.) Dense is the perfect word! Much better than my crunchy. It’s what I was alluding to when I wrote about putting them in salads either thinly sliced or in a small dice. It’s not the apple to cut into wedges for a salad.

I’m glad you like them — and thanks for the price report! You know me so well. :D (I saw organic Braeburns recently at $1.99 and thought of you.)

]]> By: Word Bandit http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/#comment-4604 Word Bandit Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:49:29 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/#comment-4604 I took a trip to Whole PC this afternoon, and what popped out at me from over yonder, saying, "Hey, Over here!" Yep, organic piñatas. (2.49/lb, since I figure you'll be curious). They were all fairly large size, as you note, but I picked up three. Very tasty. Nice change. "Fruity-tasting," so they're not just like another variety of apple, which I've been eating a lot of this winter. They require a lot of chewing, which is a bit odd, and they are denser than most apples. Perhaps that has something to do with the slow oxidation process? Anyway, very pleased with the purchase. Thanks for the tip! <abbr><em>Word Bandit’s last blog post..<a href="http://wordbandit.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/happy-birthday-toni-morrison/" rel="nofollow">Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison</a></em></abbr> I took a trip to Whole PC this afternoon, and what popped out at me from over yonder, saying, “Hey, Over here!”

Yep, organic piñatas. (2.49/lb, since I figure you’ll be curious). They were all fairly large size, as you note, but I picked up three. Very tasty. Nice change. “Fruity-tasting,” so they’re not just like another variety of apple, which I’ve been eating a lot of this winter. They require a lot of chewing, which is a bit odd, and they are denser than most apples. Perhaps that has something to do with the slow oxidation process?

Anyway, very pleased with the purchase. Thanks for the tip!

Word Bandit’s last blog post..Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/#comment-4432 ellaella Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:34:50 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/#comment-4432 I thought about Vitamin C too, but I don't know and of course, they're not telling. I found them at a regular supermarket, one with a good selection of produce, but like every market in New England (except Stew Leonard's in CT) the quality is hit or miss. Usually miss. Sometimes I wish I didn't know what excellent, even consistently good, produce is like. Cameos are delicious for eating out of hand. Pinatas are crunchier, and they really are crunchy more than crisp, if that makes any sense. Cameos <em>are</em> better-looking but I think Pinatas might have the edge on flavor. Happy reading! ;) I thought about Vitamin C too, but I don’t know and of course, they’re not telling. I found them at a regular supermarket, one with a good selection of produce, but like every market in New England (except Stew Leonard’s in CT) the quality is hit or miss. Usually miss. Sometimes I wish I didn’t know what excellent, even consistently good, produce is like.

Cameos are delicious for eating out of hand. Pinatas are crunchier, and they really are crunchy more than crisp, if that makes any sense. Cameos are better-looking but I think Pinatas might have the edge on flavor.

Happy reading! ;)

]]> By: Word Bandit http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/#comment-4429 Word Bandit Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:30:08 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/22/pinata-apples/#comment-4429 Hi ella, I tried a new apple this past week--new for me at least. The cameo. It is very tasty and I like the coloration. Not quite as sweet as the Honeycrisp or the Pink Lady, which I really like. But flavorful and not "mealy." The color is rich with multi-colored striations, making it a visual treat (worth painting, to be certain). I'll try these Piñata's if I see them. That's odd about the oxidation: I wonder if they have an usually high vitamin C content? Be well. Hi ella,

I tried a new apple this past week–new for me at least. The cameo. It is very tasty and I like the coloration. Not quite as sweet as the Honeycrisp or the Pink Lady, which I really like. But flavorful and not “mealy.” The color is rich with multi-colored striations, making it a visual treat (worth painting, to be certain).

I’ll try these Piñata’s if I see them. That’s odd about the oxidation: I wonder if they have an usually high vitamin C content?

Be well.

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