does a peach have "furry" skin or "smooth" skin? please let me know! (This is to all you greengrocers out there)
2006-09-05 05:55:25 · 22 answers · asked by Stroopwafel 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Peach - a medium-sized stone fruit (Prunus persica) native to China; has a fuzzy, yellow-red skin, pale orange, yellow or white juicy flesh surrounding a hard stone and a sweet flavor; available as a clingstone and freestone.
Nectarine - a medium-sized stone fruit (Prunus persica) with a smooth red and yellow skin, firm yellowish-pink flesh and a peachy flavor with undertones of almond; available as freestone and clingstone.
2006-09-05 06:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by Swirly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in south africa where i'm from, we grow this stuff, and for a large part of my life, the yellow cling peach (a fuzzy/furry skinned delicious peach coloured fruit) was my favourite. (nectarines have smooth skins)
i thought nectarines were crossed between peaches and apples (then one website said its peaches and plums, but in fact, yet another said, the nectarine is not a cross at all, its a variation on the peach)
the website link contains the following (among others):
Short history
Peaches are from Chinese origin. They go back to the 10th century B.C. and are often found on illustrations from that time. The Chinese have developed an incredible amount of peach of races.
The peach got it's name around 300 B.C. The greek philosopher Theophrastus thought it came from Persia and named this lovely fruit to that country. In the first century the fruit is mentioned by Romans who wrote that they imported the fruit from Persia. It is supposed that the peach reached Europe around the year 0. In England they don't show up before 1650 A.D.
Strange enough, the nectarine is never mentioned in descriptions from the time Before Christ. Nectarines are first mentioned in America in 1720 when they grew between the peach trees in Virginia. A.J. Downing registred 19 nectarine races in America in 1857.
Today many types of nectarines are cultivated.
LINK = http://www.thefruitpages.com/peaches.shtml
2006-09-05 13:15:15 · answer #2 · answered by Wisdom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A peach has furry skin, a nectarine is smooth. But they're both delicious.
2006-09-05 13:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by Richard G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peaches have furry skin, Nectarines are smooth.
2006-09-05 12:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by Hormonal 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Peaches have a furry coat and a nectarine in smooth.
2006-09-05 12:57:38 · answer #5 · answered by angelcake 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
a peach has furry skin and a nectarine has smooth skin.
I wish I were a nectarine!
2006-09-05 12:58:53 · answer #6 · answered by hihoukus 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the peach has fuzzy skin, and the Nectarine has smooth skin. The nectarine tends to be slightly smaller in size as well.
2006-09-05 12:57:30 · answer #7 · answered by missshoppieshoppie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nectarines have smooth skin, but peaches have hairs all over them, n are hairy. lol.
2006-09-05 16:08:05 · answer #8 · answered by Honey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
peaches are furry and nectarines are smooth, nectarines have dark reddish colour to them, normally smaller and they grow in Argentina
2006-09-05 13:08:36 · answer #9 · answered by jules 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peaches are fuzzy, nectarines are smooth.
2006-09-05 13:01:00 · answer #10 · answered by sdraterasbil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋