Quick Guide to Apples - Cooking and Eating
By Kat07
Braeburn Apple
Comparing Apples to Apples
Braeburn
- Appearance: Rosy red stripes over greenish-gold skin
- Taste: Sweet and tart
- Use: Cooking, baking, and fresh in salads
Crispin
- Appearance: Greenish-yellow
- Taste: Sweet
- Use: Eating fresh and cooking
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Empire
- Appearance: Red blush with gold paint
- Taste: Slightly sweet
- Use: Cooking and baking
Fuji Apples
Fuji
- Appearance: Smaller apple with orange-red blush and yellow stripes
- Taste: Slightly sweet
- Use: Eating fresh, cooking and baking
Gala Apple
Gala
- Appearance: Yellow with pinkish-red stripe
- Taste: Sweet
- Use: Eating fresh
Golden Delicious Apple
Golden Delicious
- Appearance: Golden yellow with occasional pink blush and flecks
- Taste: Sweet
- Use: Cooking, baking, and fresh in salads
Granny Smith Apples
Granny Smith
- Appearance: Pale and bright green skin with flecks
- Taste: Tart
- Use: Cooking, baking, and fresh in salads
Jonagold Apples
Jonagold
- Appearance: Golden, striped with red blush
- Taste: Spicy, juicy
- Use: Cooking, baking and fresh in salads
Macintosh Apples
Macintosh
- Appearance: Bright red with green paint
- Taste: Tart with sweet undertones
- Use: Eating fresh
Red Delicious Apples
Red Delicious
- Appearance: Deep red
- Taste: Mildly sweet
- Use: Eating fresh and fresh in salads
Rome Apples
Rome
- Appearance: Bright red with yellow speckles
- Taste: Varies from sweet to tart
- Use: Cooking
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Winesap
- Appearance: Dark red skin
- Taste: Sweet
- Use: Eating fresh and baking


eatlikenoone 12 months ago
Nice, simple list of some of the popular apple varieties. Nice hub.