I want to thank
Eleasa for reminding me of this unique variety of apple. It comes to me with no suprise that she came across Pink Lady apples in Australia, since this variety of apple actually originated from Western Australia. Pink Lady is a bicoloured cross of Golden Delicious and Lady Williams apples. Not to fear, genetic modification was not involved in the creation of this variety of apple. Instead this hybrid resulted from the natural crossing of two existing varieties. This kind of work that has gone on for decades and is responsible for a great many ‘improved’ produce items with superior characteristics such as improved flavor, size, and color.
Pink Lady apples are both tart and sweet, giving a very refreshing and effervesent crisp crunch when bitten into it, making them perfect as an eating apple or in salads. More and more grocery stores in Ontario are begining to offer this variety of apple.
President's Choice even has organic Pink Lady apples! So the next time you go to the grocery store, go and hunt down these "new world" gems that will definately excite your tastebuds! Don't forget to let me know how you liked/disliked them..
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ReplyDeleteIt's great news to hear that Pink Ladies aren't genetically modified. There are so many hybrids out there, but the fact that they're "fake" is rather disturbing.
So how much are Pink Ladies in say, Loblaws, as compared to more common North American brands such as Granny Smith?
ReplyDeleteI'd really like to learn more about how 'natural trans fat may actually have potential health benefit' from your October 22nd post. I've never heard this before - I'm very curious!
ReplyDeleteI spotted some organic pink lady apples this weekend at Micheal Angelos and they were selling for $1.99/lb which was the same price as conventional granny smith, courtland and macintosh apples.
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