Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
And really, is there an apple nastier than the poor, abused Red Delicious from Washington state that spend months in storage, and hit the supermarkets about March? Mushy, grainy and tasteless.
Red or Golden Delicious apples are both about equally bland; they're so-so when fresh, and pretty nasty when stored long times.
That said, even a so-so Delicious is pretty nice when fresh; I enjoy pretty much any variety of apple straight except for a few of the super-sour bakering ones.