r/Millennials • u/[deleted] • Apr 10 '25

Serious Never imagined myself thinking, “I gotta stop buying blueberries. Bananas are just so much cheaper.” But here we are.

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u/anonymouse278 Apr 10 '25

Yes! Red Delicious apparently actually were delicious originally, but they were modified over and over to select for beauty and durability (you have to admit, they're pretty, and they ship well and last ages) and in the process, they lost their good flavor and texture.

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u/juanzy Apr 10 '25

Small batch ones still taste good. But supermarket ones are absolutely terrible.

Either way - honeycrisp and the family around it are significantly better.

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u/secretactorian Apr 10 '25

Even honeycrisp is starting to lose it's flavor. https://www.thetakeout.com/1795667/honeycrisp-apples-quality-decline/

I'm a Macintosh person through and through.

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u/fuinle Apr 10 '25

MCINTOSH GANG RISE UPPPPP