The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious
Apples!<p>For a while a couple of years back I was an Apple geek (the fruit, not the computer).<p>It's good to see that the Gala, Braeburn and Fuji apples have already been mentioned.<p>If you can find them, Jazz apples[1] are a must-try. They are a cross between the Gala and the Braeburn, and the most amazingly <i>crisp</i> apple I've ever tried. I think the flavour isn't quite as good as a Gala, but that crispness is the complete opposite of the Red Delicious.<p>They are good looking apples, too.<p>The Pink Lady apple is also a good one. I think that might have my favorite flavour.<p><a href="http://www.orangepippin.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.orangepippin.com/</a> is a good place to learn about the varities available.<p>[1] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_(apple)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_(apple)</a>