Fruit Maven » flavor grenade http://fruitmaven.com Your guide through the wild world of fruit. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Flavor Grenade Pluot http://fruitmaven.com/2009/08/flavor-grenade-pluot/ http://fruitmaven.com/2009/08/flavor-grenade-pluot/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:45:51 +0000 Fruit Maven http://fruitmaven.com/?p=273 If you like to watch Willy Wonka on repeat while simultaneously playing Candyland, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE 2.5 out of 5 stars

Small, brownish green and yellow skin, flesh is dark yellow with hints of a nice brown

AROMA 2.5 out of 5 stars

Barely any aroma – neither good nor bad

TEXTURE 3.5 out of 5 stars

Juicy, slightly crunchy, might even call it “al dente”

TASTE 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect sweetness that reminds me of something….but I can’t remember. The flavor doesn’t linger for long so I am required to keep eating it.

OVERALL 3.38 out of 5 stars

This is a tasty pluot with ideal texture and sweetness like really ripe melon, fruit loops, and candy in all the best ways without being cloyingly sweet.

FRUIT

Pluot

VARIETY

Flavor Grenade

PEAK

July-Aug

ORIGIN

California

GROWN

California

PURCHASED

Farmer’s Market

NOTES

Pluots are a hybrid between plums and apricots with the majority being plum (often a ratio of 75%/25%). Technically speaking, “pluot” is a registered trademark of Zaiger’s Genetics.

What is the difference between pluots and plumcots?
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