I was in one of my local giant-ass supermegagooglegroceries yesterday, in the produce time zone, when I smelled a delicious grape smell. It smelled like the pie grapes, not the table grapes. I like the pie grapes. Some of you Norkers may not have had these- take a trip to Naples, New York in the Fall and try them sometime. So I smelled that smell, and looked around- no grapes! As far as I could tell, I was in the apple zip code of the produce time zone. Then I took a closer look at the apples directly in front of me, and lo and behold- Grapples. Apparently they want you to pronouce it "grape-uhl". It looks like an apple but tastes like a grape! Okay, but why?
It looks like a pot roast but tastes like Gummy Bears!
It looks like a carrot but tastes like coffee!
It looks like a tangerine but tastes like a cheeseburger!
And why are hybrids always two things that are fine as they are? The Tangelo? Broccoflower? Does the world really need Broccoflower?
At their website they said the Grapple could help fight childhood obesity by introducing kids to more produce. That makes sense. " My kid won't eat apples. But he'll sure eat apples that taste like grapes!" Um, how about just feeding your kid...grapes?
If they want kids to eat more fruit, your suggestion is better; a tangerine that tastes like a cheeseburger.
Posted by: anti at 06.05.04 08:46At least it's not genetically engineered.
If you like pie grapes, I recommend "Fredonia". They're even better than Concords.
Posted by: Tazja at 10.05.04 18:11