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Apple review: Piñata
I have found an apple called Piñata. Disappointingly, I'm not supposed to whack it with a stick until the seeds fall out or something. The name is actually supposed to be a portmanteau of the apple’s two names in Europe, Pinova and Sonata. Well, that's boring. "Piñata apples are crisp and juicy, with classic apple flavors and a tropical twist," says its website, rather modestly. Adam's Apples really likes Piñata, calling it a "surprising bouquet of flavors," saying it has notes of honey, pineapple, banana and "even a little something suggestive of coconut." And Adam recently found one he thought tasted of mustard, but that was an anomaly.
In the interest of full disclosure, this apple's been sitting in my desk for a week, so if it seems a little peaked I might give it a second chance.
Verdict: Well, there's definitely some Classic Apple Flavor here. It's not bad. And there is something a bit tropical-fruity going on. I'm definitely not getting mustard (which is probably good). The flavors might be more subtle than I can fully appreciate, and it seems a little sweeter than necessary, but it's a decent apple. The aftertaste is mostly "apple skin," but that's not the worst thing in the world.
Buy again? Yeah, if only because my alternatives are Standard Grocery Store Apples and I can't go around eating Gala and Honeycrisp. It's the Apple of the Month at Ralphs:
I mean, how can you argue with that? Though I'm probably not going to poach it or eat it with pork.
In the interest of full disclosure, this apple's been sitting in my desk for a week, so if it seems a little peaked I might give it a second chance.
Verdict: Well, there's definitely some Classic Apple Flavor here. It's not bad. And there is something a bit tropical-fruity going on. I'm definitely not getting mustard (which is probably good). The flavors might be more subtle than I can fully appreciate, and it seems a little sweeter than necessary, but it's a decent apple. The aftertaste is mostly "apple skin," but that's not the worst thing in the world.
Buy again? Yeah, if only because my alternatives are Standard Grocery Store Apples and I can't go around eating Gala and Honeycrisp. It's the Apple of the Month at Ralphs:
I mean, how can you argue with that? Though I'm probably not going to poach it or eat it with pork.