Best Fruit Poll.

I love peaches, but maybe I said this already, the peaches I now see in grocery stores are not very juicy, and the fruit doesn't stick to the pit, it's dry, and it is not begging you to tear it off from the pit while spilling juice like I remember

as far as poinonous berries go, don't mistake deadly nightshade for elderberries! Those are similar-looking but bigger berries

My favorite horse Frosty, cared for by our next door neighbor, who I fell off of in 7th grade causing me to break my arm and who I loved, ended up eating deadly nightshade berries across the fence, and he died

RIP Frosty

. . ."the fruit doesn't stick to the pit". . .

those are the serious eating peaches! the lesser eating peach is called "cling" for a reason. it is more a canning variety

dang, sorry for your Frostly loss Dan S.

i could go nectarine as well but peach barely gets the nod due to it being easier to eat (the fruit doesnt stick to the seed)

The method I've used to cut up stone fruits has been pretty reliable, provided that the fruit is just the right ripeness. Cut in half along the butt crack around the pit, then grab onto both halves and twist in opposite directions. Whichever half has the stone, cut in half again, and twist again; repeat again until you have eighths. (If it's overripe, the skin will most twist off the flesh.)

Stop the count, I’m too sad about Frosty.

The method I've used to cut up stone fruits has been pretty reliable, provided that the fruit is just the right ripeness. Cut in half along the butt crack around the pit, then grab onto both halves and twist in opposite directions. Whichever half has the stone, cut in half again, and twist again; repeat again until you have eighths. (If it's overripe, the skin will most twist off the flesh.)

― Muol Deng (Leee), Tuesday, October 1, 2024 7:18 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

yes this is great and its always a one of those small moments of anxiety just before where you have no idea whats gonna happen and when it goes your way its elation and when it doesnt... massive disappointment

Apples probably the true winner of this poll but for me, pineapple is what I'm always gonna go for first when presented with an assortment of cut fruit.

Nectarines beat peaches because no hairy skin

Nectarines beat peaches because no hairy skin

I'll say it again

Wtf, no persimmon option? No physalis???

Switched to a breakfast wherein I stir blueberries and raspberries into cinnamon'd and nutmeg'd porridge, and it's heavenly, so I'd vote those...

...but the best fruit is the blackberries you pick yourself

Wait hang on, not only is the LORD OWNED FIG not an option but nobody has mentioned it yet. Delete ILX

I thought we had all fallen, but it sounds like imago is still in that garden

Plenty of fig mentions, but no fig option in the poll.

Voting Cherries.

For me fruit must come with its juice. For the most part.

Kind of spoilt as a child by having access to incredible Mangoes, Papaya and avocados which are such nothing when they make it to Europe. I can't stand looking at what's available here. Fuck this avocado on toast bollocks.

Europe is shitty for fruit unless its put into something or is made into juice. Besides maybe pears, which has a nice juice. Apples have to be in a pie or an apple Danish. Truly awful on this its own.

I mostly eat banana. Its the UK - shit life.

But Cherries are fantastic, the one discovery. Problem is I don't have access to a good market stall so supermarket ones are variable, all coming in awful plastic packaging.

Fuck this avocado on toast bollocks.

stoked 4 ur daily mail column

xps fig offs peach

Fuck this avocado on toast bollocks.

stoked 4 ur daily mail column

― imago, Wednesday, 2 October 2024 bookmarkflaglink

Didn't say this was the cause of all your problems. Just that your tastes suck.

grapes are the most important fruit

I try not to have fruit in the house that might poison my idiot whippet, so no grapes or currants.

Seasonal Kent cherries are fabulous and very expensive, so Borough Market in July is your best bet, J.

Grapes and strawberries vary too widely - sometimes they go bad overnight or start out flavorless.

Apples are the winner IMO - consistently good within the type you prefer, rarely end up a wasted purchase because they sucked. I was digging some kind of honeycrisp hybrid this summer, a nice sharp bite but better texture.

Second best are some kinds of grape/cherry tomatoes, they’re called Flavor Bombs or something and I could eat ten pounds at once given the chance.

Yellow and gold cherry tomatoes are the best!

Thanks Suzy, I forget Borough market.

Tomatoes might win if we are including savory uses. I eat massive caprese salads for dinner ever year during the season.

For fruit as sweet treat, nothing beats ice cream I make from strawberries I picked from our CSA.

Peaches are so good, a real contender at their peak, but their peak is limited and hard to find ime.

I'm not voting, because I dispute the premise: part of what makes fruit great is that it has a season and looking forward to the next one is part of the joy.

In my twenties I developed an allergy to the pit/surrounding areas of stone fruits so I have to cut them up before eating. Really miss just being able to take a bite out of a whole stone fruit. I don’t enjoy the whole sensual juice dribbling thing people foam at the mouth about tho

not really invested in this poll since my favorite fruits aren't on this BUT

popping in to say that if you live in pawpaw territory, in September do a search on fb marketplace or craigslist or whatever and see if anybody is selling pawpaws locally

or see if there's a pawpaw festival near you (again, unfortunately fb is the best place to look)

they only fruit in september so the window is small... and you might be able to still catch some!

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a divine fruit, imo

if we're talking regional specialty fruits then I am all about the thimbleberry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_parviflorus

grapes are the most important fruit

hard agreement

if we're talking regional specialty fruits then I am all about the thimbleberry

I posted a photo upthread!

I go through at least two pineapples weekly, so they're the clear winner.

I'm also big on grapes, honeydew melon, mandarin oranges, cranberries (particularly in the form of Craisins).

A large number of fruits that I used to enjoy just make me fart now. Or maybe they always made me fart and I only recently put two and two together. But goodbye to most stone fruits, watermelon, apples, blackberries.

Blueberries are good, but I'm always afraid I'll get a moldy one, so I rarely buy them.

My wife and I got really into Outshine Creamy Coconut Fruit Bars this summer, which led us to want to try actual coconuts. I ordered special tools from Amazon to pry them open. It turned out to still be a pain in the ass to open them. Also, they are very highly caloric for even a small serving of raw coconut. And not taking all that into account, it's mostly just sorta dry. I still enjoy a few toasted coconut flakes as a dessert topper though.

What are people's go-to fruits during the winter?

clementines

the "feel good" factor from citrus still takes me aback from time to time

Europe is shitty for fruit unless its put into something or is made into juice.

this is so false! ever been to the farmer's market in any Bavarian town? ever hear of a Bergman movie, wild something, can't quite place it? berries in Europe have an intensity only rivaled in the PNW

Cherries in SW France are practically appellation controllé.

I love blackberry jam 0 I like the way it looks in a can

What are people's go-to fruits during the winter?

yeah, Xmas tangerines are a thing... what are the ones with the easy-peel skin? awesome

mmm, winter citrus...I'm going to make mandarin marmalade this year

Tangerines and persimmon/Sharon fruit.

A very ripe persimmon that’s almost too wobbly to peel is wonderful. Persimmons that are not ripe enough give me fuzzy mouth, though.

it seems like there's (at least) two kinds of persimmons - one can be tasty, the other is garbage but attractive on the tree

Nectarines. I love most of the fruits in that list but good nectarines are on another level.
Raspberries possibly the best flavour but can be dry when fresh.

I feel like plums should be amazing but I've never had one that isn't disappointing on some level.
Shout out to lemon for being one of the best flavours of things, and also pears which can be perfect in desserts.
I would love to be 6 again and taste guava juice in South Africa for the first time. Just one of those flavours I don't want to 'wear out' the Proustian rush.

I have that with papaya eaten in Florida as a kid (see also: the fresh fruit offer at Disney World hotel breakfast buffets).

I had a truly incredible pluot last night

the only plum i've ever had that i loved were these tiny golden plums from a tree in a yard where i lived once. beautiful flowers in the spring too.

a few decades ago I had some fried plantains at a Caribbean restaurant and was like, wow, this is truly amazing and deliciously nutritious food and not at all yucky slop like most fruit is. Never had fried plantains since, this is something I need to try again.

oh yes they are perfect for breakfast with eggs, fried in coconut oil

not at all yucky slop like most fruit is

'yucky slop'?? where are you getting your fruit?

I posted a photo upthread!

Shit! Missed it. I was lucky to grow up in an area full of wild berries—thimbles, wild strawberries, the teensy tiny bright blueberries that bears go nuts for, etc.