rank the fruits - Page 2

orthodoc · 08-13-2013, 06:50 AM

Northern Ontario wild blueberries are the best - I have memories of visiting relatives on the aptly-named Blueberry Island and all of us kids being able to gorge ourselves on the incredibly delicious berries. Now you need to take out a mortgage to buy a decent-sized basket from a roadside stand.

glatt · 08-13-2013, 07:17 AM

Sorry guys. Your blueberries all suck. Wild blueberries from Maine are the best. Bar none.

They write award winning books about them.
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glatt · 08-13-2013, 07:26 AM

And apples is a difficult category to place in the ranks. There are apples and then there are apples. An apple can absolutely suck (red delicious comes to mind) or be nothing special (macintosh) or be outstanding (a nice crisp fresh gala.) The age and variety make a HUGE difference.

glatt's list

1 - blueberries
2 - good apple
3 - raspberry
4 - peach
5 - grapes (again, there are good grapes and sour grapes)
6 - oranges
7 - pear (difficult to find a good one, but when they are good, they are great)
8 - banana
9 - strawberry (not one of those frankenberry ones)
10 - durian

Happy Monkey · 08-13-2013, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

And apples is a difficult category to place in the ranks. There are apples and then there are apples. An apple can absolutely suck (red delicious comes to mind) or be nothing special (macintosh) or be outstanding (a nice crisp fresh gala.) The age and variety make a HUGE difference.

Yeah, I was thinking that you could make it a top 20 list, and just put apples before, after, and in between the other nine fruits.

Gravdigr · 08-13-2013, 09:42 AM

The blueberry has surpassed the peach in Georgia, The Peach State.

1 Blueberry
2 Strawberry
3 Grape/Banana (a tie)
4 Red Delicious Apple
5 Plum
6 Cantaloupe
7 Peach
8 Cuties / Clementines
9 Kiwi
10 Other Apples

glatt · 08-13-2013, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

4 Red Delicious Apple

You're just pushing my buttons, aren't you?

Gravdigr · 08-13-2013, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

You're just pushing my buttons, aren't you?

Nope, I just love the little red devils.

Popdigr is a Fuji man.

Undertoad · 08-13-2013, 09:55 AM

Well the whole good versus bad thing is part of it. I like bananas okay, but they are all cloned, so they are all pretty much identical. They're all a 7. If they had decided to vary, then you could find some that were a 10, but no. Unlike the strawberry, which ranges from 1 to 10.

Spexxvet · 08-26-2013, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Well the whole good versus bad thing is part of it. I like bananas okay, but they are all cloned, so they are all pretty much identical. They're all a 7. If they had decided to vary, then you could find some that were a 10, but no. Unlike the strawberry, which ranges from 1 to 10.

Don't worry, all the mass-market bananas will have died off in 10 to 30 years. So eat 'em if you got 'em.

Quote:

"There are some amazingly delicious bananas out there. My favorite is called the Lacatan. It's from the Philippines. And it's the — you know, banana enthusiasts, such as they are, many of them believe it's the best tasting banana in the world, and I would have to agree with that. It's got a very intense, creamy flavor. They're a red banana, and you do see some red bananas in gourmet stores here, which are related to the Lacatan. But they're quite inferior, although they're still better than Cavendish."

Spexxvet · 08-26-2013, 09:34 AM

Peach
Mango
Cherry
Seedless grape
Cantaloupe
Blueberry
Banana
Pineapple
Apple
Pear
Watermelon

Chocolatl · 08-13-2013, 10:25 AM

Durian?! Eeeewwwww.

glatt · 08-13-2013, 10:30 AM

that one was a joke. I've never had durian.

Sundae · 08-13-2013, 11:37 AM

Gosh, I barely rank any of those fruits!

1. Cherry
2. Braeburn apple
3. British strawberry
4. White seedless grape
5. Mini clementine
6. Red seedless grape
7. Pineapple
8. Fig
9. Rhubarb
10. Raspberry (last because it has to be with something - too sharp to eat alone)

glatt · 08-13-2013, 12:37 PM

I forgot pineapple! That goes up near the top.

Clodfobble · 08-13-2013, 12:59 PM

Grilled pineapple is like my top food ever, not just in the fruits category.

08-13-2013, 06:50 AM	#1
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Northern Ontario wild blueberries are the best - I have memories of visiting relatives on the aptly-named Blueberry Island and all of us kids being able to gorge ourselves on the incredibly delicious berries. Now you need to take out a mortgage to buy a decent-sized basket from a roadside stand. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

08-13-2013, 09:42 AM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	The blueberry has surpassed the peach in Georgia, The Peach State. 1 Blueberry 2 Strawberry 3 Grape/Banana (a tie) 4 Red Delicious Apple 5 Plum 6 Cantaloupe 7 Peach 8 Cuties / Clementines 9 Kiwi 10 Other Apples __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-26-2013, 09:34 AM	#10
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Peach Mango Cherry Seedless grape Cantaloupe Blueberry Banana Pineapple Apple Pear Watermelon __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-13-2013, 11:37 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Gosh, I barely rank any of those fruits! 1. Cherry 2. Braeburn apple 3. British strawberry 4. White seedless grape 5. Mini clementine 6. Red seedless grape 7. Pineapple 8. Fig 9. Rhubarb 10. Raspberry (last because it has to be with something - too sharp to eat alone) __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-13-2013, 12:59 PM	#15
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Grilled pineapple is like my top food ever, not just in the fruits category. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-13-2013, 07:17 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Sorry guys. Your blueberries all suck. Wild blueberries from Maine are the best. Bar none. They write award winning books about them.

08-13-2013, 07:26 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And apples is a difficult category to place in the ranks. There are apples and then there are apples. An apple can absolutely suck (red delicious comes to mind) or be nothing special (macintosh) or be outstanding (a nice crisp fresh gala.) The age and variety make a HUGE difference. glatt's list 1 - blueberries 2 - good apple 3 - raspberry 4 - peach 5 - grapes (again, there are good grapes and sour grapes) 6 - oranges 7 - pear (difficult to find a good one, but when they are good, they are great) 8 - banana 9 - strawberry (not one of those frankenberry ones) 10 - durian

08-13-2013, 09:55 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well the whole good versus bad thing is part of it. I like bananas okay, but they are all cloned, so they are all pretty much identical. They're all a 7. If they had decided to vary, then you could find some that were a 10, but no. Unlike the strawberry, which ranges from 1 to 10.

08-13-2013, 10:25 AM	#11
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Durian?! Eeeewwwww.

08-13-2013, 10:30 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	that one was a joke. I've never had durian.

08-13-2013, 12:37 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I forgot pineapple! That goes up near the top.

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