Why do they call them red delicious apples?

Question

Mushy, cloyingly sweet and tough, they are more likened to red yucky to me, and always have been

Answer 1

"...apple aficionados often consider this apple bland and deride the red delicious for its overly sweet, relatively simple flavor..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Delicious

"...why the red delicious
no longer is...
...they eventually went too far and ended up with apples the public didn't want to eat..."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/04/AR2005080402194.html
it's "pretty"
and it ships well
but the taste has been bred out of it



"...red delicious...
this most widely recognized of all u.s. apple varieties originated in iowa in the 1870s.
...a sweet, crispy, juicy apple...it varies in color from striped red to solid midnight red....
western red delicious are elongated in shape, with pronounced 'feet';
eastern-grown delicious are more round....
...this apple is best eaten fresh or in salads...."
http://www.usapple.org/consumers/appleguide/guide.cfm#braeburnU.S

"...sometimes referred to as starking delicious or variation...
recommended use: dessert..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars





http://www.allaboutapples.com/varieties/var_r1.htm#reddelicious

"...have you ever tried a cathead apple?
...how about a hog pen?
...and, what kind of a person would grow a holstein apple?"
http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/pub__5377337.htm

Answer 2

Neither... Red Delicious don't stay crisp and crunchy... they get dry and soft. And Granny Smith might be a bit too tart for the sweet coating of a candy apple. I'd use Gala or Romeo apples... readily available at this time of year. Both of these apples are sweet and they are nicely crunchy. They'll hold up well with the coating.

Answer 3

Most red apples have different tastes. I enjoy apples that are called Pink Ladies.

Answer 4

To distinguish them from yellow delicious.

Yes, they are mealy, but they're good for making applesauce and desserts.

They are not my favorite eating apple. I like a crisp, tarter apple like a Mac.

Answer 5

Obviously they are red, and are apples, and stupid advertising execs think that if they call them delicious, other people will buy them.

Answer 6

the way they look
that dark red colour
thats shiny
they look delicious even if they arnt

Answer 7

That name is just the VARIETY name. So it sticks. "Red Delicious"

Answer 8

You are so right! Fuji, Galas and Honeycrisps are SO much better and more flavorful!