A while ago I learned the original Chinese name for a kiwifruit (which is originally from China, and was rebranded as a New Zealand thing thanks to Cold War tensions) is a "monkey peach" This is a 1000x better name and makes me far more interested in eating them
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(It's the mango you have to make do with if you live in cold, mango-unfriendly climates, basically And wealthy cool people are the ones who don't have to settle for it and can afford real mangoes imported at greater expense Which is probably very bad for global warming but w/e)
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I need to find a thread I saw from a food scientist who worked on developing blueberries for market. She noted that the blueberry selected for purchase was always always always the one that looked best (large, plump and juicy) and never ever ever the ones that tasted best.
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My favorite apple variety of all time is the Northern Spy and I'm really mad at how it's almost impossible to buy it if you're outside the Northeast
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O it’s “Tommy’s bland, and Tommy’s thick, and rough against your lip,” But it’s “Load the Tommy Atkins!” when it’s time for them to ship!
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I love when we get the champagne mangos (the smaller, flatter golden yellow ones). That season is SO short.
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Post harvest handling is a huuuuuuge part of fruit breeding and production
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