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Apple review: Braeburn
Yes, it's a rare pre-lunch apple review, because I'm getting kinda hangry. I swore off buying junk food at the campus convenience store recently; I must've been doing it more than I thought.
Braeburn's a classic, so it isn't saddled with any of this ~lifestyle~ shit. One website says it's "the perfect balance of sweet and just slightly tart with subtle hints of pear and cinnamon ... a spicy sweet-tart flavor and crisp bite." Adam's Apples says "Braeburn is satisfyingly crisp and juicy, with a mild, sweet flavor. Although the tastes are mostly generic, there is some complexity and a hint of oranges ... . Neither the flavor nor the sweetness is so concentrated as to cloy, and the general effect is refreshing and not without interest." He also says "This variety stores and travels extremely well," so I have some hope for it not being terrible in April, even though mine is kind of small and a little banged up. Some of his commenters say it's an extremely variable apple, though (one joked about creating a blog called "The Braeburn I Ate Today." Stop me).
Verdict: The people who said it was variable are probably right. Mine's a bit mealy and sweet, and there's a significant taste of... uh, something. Sort of apple, but sort of... not? My imagination is failing me. I guess it's just oddly accented "apple," but it's not great, and the mealiness is putting me off.
Buy again? Not unless I see ones that look really good and decide to give it a second chance. The ones on display looked small and a bit peaked, and I probably should have passed, but I was excited to find a variety I hadn't tried.
So now I am still hungry and had an unsatisfying apple. I was right by Bristol Farms this morning, I could have gotten myself another Lady Alice. I actually do have a Pink Lady from last week at my desk -- I thought I'd try it again now that I'm developing my apple palate a little. (I'm not developing it too much; see my groping for descriptors above. But at least now I have something to compare it to.)
Braeburn's a classic, so it isn't saddled with any of this ~lifestyle~ shit. One website says it's "the perfect balance of sweet and just slightly tart with subtle hints of pear and cinnamon ... a spicy sweet-tart flavor and crisp bite." Adam's Apples says "Braeburn is satisfyingly crisp and juicy, with a mild, sweet flavor. Although the tastes are mostly generic, there is some complexity and a hint of oranges ... . Neither the flavor nor the sweetness is so concentrated as to cloy, and the general effect is refreshing and not without interest." He also says "This variety stores and travels extremely well," so I have some hope for it not being terrible in April, even though mine is kind of small and a little banged up. Some of his commenters say it's an extremely variable apple, though (one joked about creating a blog called "The Braeburn I Ate Today." Stop me).
Verdict: The people who said it was variable are probably right. Mine's a bit mealy and sweet, and there's a significant taste of... uh, something. Sort of apple, but sort of... not? My imagination is failing me. I guess it's just oddly accented "apple," but it's not great, and the mealiness is putting me off.
Buy again? Not unless I see ones that look really good and decide to give it a second chance. The ones on display looked small and a bit peaked, and I probably should have passed, but I was excited to find a variety I hadn't tried.
So now I am still hungry and had an unsatisfying apple. I was right by Bristol Farms this morning, I could have gotten myself another Lady Alice. I actually do have a Pink Lady from last week at my desk -- I thought I'd try it again now that I'm developing my apple palate a little. (I'm not developing it too much; see my groping for descriptors above. But at least now I have something to compare it to.)