Akane apples are in
Akane apples are absolutely, bar none, my favorite kind of apple. To me, they embody everything an apple should be.
They’re reddish/greenish (but sometimes bright red) with a pale interior. They’re crisp, tart, sweet, and have a complex perfume. They have a little scent on the outside, but when you bite into one and smell the flesh, it’s filled with an incredibly deep aroma. They have a slightly acidic aftertaste that persists in all of the right ways.
I had them once a few years ago, and haven’t seen them until today, when I found them again at the greenmarket at Union Square. They’re from Samascott Orchards, and they said they’d be in for about 8 more weeks.
Get ‘em while you can.
October 8th, 2005 at 5:39 pm
Meh.
Egremont Russet and Cox’s Orange Pippin.
Everything else sucks.
October 8th, 2005 at 6:17 pm
Everyone’s entitled to their misguided opinions.