Helping The English Apple Back To Its Former Glory

Many people enter a grocery store and head right for the bright red apples when shopping for them. Others in that group try out a few green ones. However, beyond this, many don't know the true delight of other varieties of apples. Why is this so important? The English apple is slowly succumbing to other blander imports.

A great part of the culture and history in the UK involves growing apples. They've yielded a menagerie of tasty, unique varieties. For example, the Cox's Orange Pippin's strange yet fascinating color and aromatic flavor make it a favorite among those who dare to step out of their red and green comfort zone.

Even though, the amount of English home-grown apples in stores is unfortunately decreasing. These timeless treasures that England has prided themselves on throughout their history have been taken over by saccharine-tasting foreign imports. From this, an interest in some older varieties of local apples is being revived. However consumer demand is for home grown English apples, yet the taste is yet to be fully appreciated over imported apples with their accustomed taste. British farmers are still struggling to get their domestic apples back in the stores.

What Does the English Apple Hold for Us?

If you have a taste for more refined, unique flavors, one of the many English apple varieties would suit you nicely. The Ashmead's Kernel, a high-quality desert apple, is firm and juicy and yellowish-green with a beautiful russet coating. The apple pie would not be the same without the Bramley apple and its natural tang. It also boasts a greenish-yellow skin, but with light red striping. The Cox's Orange Pippin mentioned before holds a rich, nutty flavor beyond its blushing yellow skin. For a high quality cider, the Egremont Russet, it is small, with a yellow russet skin and keeps for long periods given the high acidity. These are just a taster of some many varieties that are grown in the UK, then ther are the hybrid variations created over the years. Try a few, find the flavour that you love, and you will never return to mass produced apples again.

Because the apple is the most popular fruit to bake with, it is guaranteed to have an abundance of recipes. We are all familiar with the tasty apple pie and the guilty pleasure of an apple crumble, but many are not aware of the hundreds of recipes the apple holds within. Take Apple Charlotte, for example. This posh dessert is extremely thrifty but delightful. Crustless slices of bread encircle a rich apple pudding and perhaps custard.

Another of the unique apple recipes is the Friar's Omelet. The name may make you wary at first, but you are sure to enjoy this unusual treat. This low cost recipe, bakes, apples that are spiced between layers of bread in a egg mix. Plus, who can forget Charles Dickens' favorite snack, the Kentish Apple and Cheese Pie? this particular recipe can be called a pie, not savory or a dessert. The cheese is sometimes baked into the pastry, but just under the crust brings out the flavor of the apples. There are many recipes available online and you would be surprised how many people have a grandmothers recipe hidden away. You will probably be surprised at the plethora of ways to bake a single apple.

The unusual flavor and the English apple arrives from the stress that the climate places on the trees. The United Kingdom's fickle weather and varied topography make it a difficult place to grow apple trees. Having read this, we can understand the frustration shown by English farmers from foreign imports. Though, while a challenge to grow apple trees in the United Kingdom, the stress of the climate produces the burst of flavor in each apple. According to all this, what does the English apple really hold for England and the rest of the world? Is just one apple species so important? many would agree when i say that this problem is not just about the humble apple, but many circumstances. To the English people, apples are not just apples; they are a heritage, an income, and a delight. To the world, an English apple is a treasure and an unusual and timeless flavour to be enjoyed.