Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Afraid any fresh peaches you find during the winter months in the U.S. will be disappointing. Not the perfect alternative but a trained chef should be able to create a really nice baked desert from frozen peaches beautifully presented that would be very much appreciated. Frozen peaches picked at the perfect time will be much superior to peaches shipped from South America. I would at least consider an alternative such as I suggested. Put on your Toque and create a brilliant one of a kind dish.
Best idea here, short of a trip to the Southern Hemisphere (where I'll be eating fresh summer stone fruit in a few weeks
)While the stone fruits generally "ripen" after picking, they sugar content is stuck in time at harvest date (way too green) and then they're often subjected to near-freezing temps at some point during the shipping process. So, there goes the taste, and then sometimes the texture.