Let me buy a pair of these Cosmic Crisp apples, I thought, to see what the hullabaloo is about. These apples are a new variety, 20 years in the making, by the University of Washington. The first harvest hit the shelves in grocery stores just recently.
Well, the apples are heavy: they feel like little bowling balls in one’s hand. The flesh is very firm and at the same time, quite juicy. The taste is crisp, a little tart, and a little sweet.
My first impression was that they are not as sweet as the popular Honeycrisp from Minnesota (1960), and not nearly as sweet as Washington State’s Red Delicious (originally recognized in Iowa in 1880). The verdict: I am still deciding which one I like most, between the Honeycrisp and the Cosmic Crisp.
