Table apple
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Table apples or dessert apples are a group of apple cultivars grown for eating raw as opposed to cooking
or cidermaking
. Table apples are usually sweet and the most prized exhibit particular aroma variations that differentiate them from other apples.
Common table apple varieties include:
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
or cidermaking
Cider
Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
. Table apples are usually sweet and the most prized exhibit particular aroma variations that differentiate them from other apples.
Common table apple varieties include:
- Red DeliciousRed DeliciousThe Red Delicious is a clone of apple cultigen, now comprising more than 50 cultivars, that was recognized in Madison County, Iowa, United States, in 1880...
- An iconic apple variety. - Ginger GoldGinger GoldGinger Gold is a yellow apple variety which entered commerce in the 1980s, though the original seedling dates from the late 1960s.-Characteristics:...
- GalaGala (apple)Gala is a clonally propagated apple with a mild and sweet flavor. Gala apples ranked at number 2 in 2006 on the US Apple Association's list of most popular apples, after Red Delicious and before Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Fuji ....
- Adams PearmainAdams PearmainAdams Pearmain is a cultivar of apple. It is a dessert apple, with a similar flavour to the Russet. It was introduced to England in 1826 by Robert Adam, under the name Norfolk Pippin.-See also:* Pearmain*...