Those shiny red apples

maypacheco · Feb 5th, 2008, 10:23

Was having a conversation the other day with a colleague in office on how we in India now have access to lovely fruit from all over the world (i especially flip over those shiny red applesa from NZ)...

Many of you may we aware, but i was ignorant on this front and thought of sharing it with others like me... these apples are heavily coated with an edible wax to get them so enticing...

as a note of caution... peel of the skin before eating, or wash the apple really well with hot water to get the wax out... the apples should be scrubbed well in hot water.. today i jsut poured hot water over the apples and did not scrub them.. after the apples dried there was a white coating on the apple (wax / chemicals / god knows what else...) so you need to scrub them well...

take care....

manojb · Feb 6th, 2008, 09:47

Apples and oranges are OK, at least you can peel them. You can get sick from eating grapes. They are so heavily coated with pesticides.

capt_mahajan · Feb 6th, 2008, 09:51

I read somewhere that grapes absorb a lot of the pesticide, too.

When I told my wife about the hot water and the apples, she said, but they will get cooked

jyotirmoy · Feb 6th, 2008, 10:05

Some times you may see whitish things on grapes, specially the red big ones. These are natural yeast.

I have also noticed the wax like shine on the imported apples. Rubbing vigorously with tissue helps to remove the wax and save the apples from being cooked. Dear Capt reading this?????

capt_mahajan · Feb 6th, 2008, 10:12

Wondering if that wax is harmful.

jyotirmoy · Feb 6th, 2008, 10:15

OP says this is edible wax but wax had never been my favourite flavour !!!!

capt_mahajan · Feb 6th, 2008, 10:20

Yeah.

Thing is, those apples are almost the only crisp ones you get. Many of the others feel like potatoes.

jyotirmoy · Feb 6th, 2008, 10:26

Some American apples that we get in Delhi these days are better than the NZ stuff, more crunchy.

Nick-H · Feb 6th, 2008, 11:03

The apples are not great, anyway, I'm afraid. Often pretty dull and flavourless.

Better than nothing, though. After my attack of severe nausea for 48 hours this week, I found that apple was the only thing I could eat!

ISTR that a friend of mine in UK leaves all such fruit to soak in a bowl of water with a little detergent added to it to help get rid of these waxes.

Sadly, I expect this will be the next wave of retailing here: never mind the taste, look at the nice waxy shine! And the poor pavement fruit seller won't be able to sell her fresh, but slightly scruffy, apples.

But hey! This country has been throwing away the nutritious part of rice and living on a staple diet of starchy sludge for a very long time

.

Capt... you must get some pretty awful potatoes! They are supposed to be good and solid.

dzibead · Feb 6th, 2008, 11:42

I just planted three apple trees in my yard and am looking forward to have my own abundant (unwaxed) supply in a couple of years! (Will bring some to Delhi for you, Jyoti Da, when the trees start bearing.

)

jyotirmoy · Feb 6th, 2008, 11:49

Dear dzibead I hope you will bring the apples on your 3rd. visit. The 2nd. should be in between..... no?
Got to keep the teeth in good shape.

shashank.aggarwal · Feb 6th, 2008, 11:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

Dear dzibead I hope you will bring the apples on your 3rd. visit. The 2nd. should be in between..... no?
Got to keep the teeth in good shape.

Dada with all those old monks, I am sure you can manage a bite in the apple..!!

dzibead · Feb 6th, 2008, 12:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

Dear dzibead I hope you will bring the apples on your 3rd. visit. The 2nd. should be in between..... no?
Got to keep the teeth in good shape.

I hope my third visit will take place within the next year -- long before the apple trees are bearing! So you may have to wait till my fourth visit to get the apples. Until then, you'll have to settle for some other American foodstuffs: wild rice, maple syrup, cranberries, maybe some blueberries ... Actually, I plan to plant some blueberry bushes later this month, too!

bijapuri · Feb 6th, 2008, 12:39

well, Burrah Mem knew best- peel all fruit in India- still!

jyotirmoy · Feb 6th, 2008, 12:45

The wild rice..... hmmmm

Feb 5th, 2008, 10:23	#1
maypacheco Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 29	Those shiny red apples Was having a conversation the other day with a colleague in office on how we in India now have access to lovely fruit from all over the world (i especially flip over those shiny red applesa from NZ)... Many of you may we aware, but i was ignorant on this front and thought of sharing it with others like me... these apples are heavily coated with an edible wax to get them so enticing... as a note of caution... peel of the skin before eating, or wash the apple really well with hot water to get the wax out... the apples should be scrubbed well in hot water.. today i jsut poured hot water over the apples and did not scrub them.. after the apples dried there was a white coating on the apple (wax / chemicals / god knows what else...) so you need to scrub them well... take care....

Feb 6th, 2008, 11:03	#9
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,875	The apples are not great, anyway, I'm afraid. Often pretty dull and flavourless. Better than nothing, though. After my attack of severe nausea for 48 hours this week, I found that apple was the only thing I could eat! ISTR that a friend of mine in UK leaves all such fruit to soak in a bowl of water with a little detergent added to it to help get rid of these waxes. Sadly, I expect this will be the next wave of retailing here: never mind the taste, look at the nice waxy shine! And the poor pavement fruit seller won't be able to sell her fresh, but slightly scruffy, apples. But hey! This country has been throwing away the nutritious part of rice and living on a staple diet of starchy sludge for a very long time . Capt... you must get some pretty awful potatoes! They are supposed to be good and solid. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Feb 6th, 2008, 09:47	#2
manojb Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 423	Apples and oranges are OK, at least you can peel them. You can get sick from eating grapes. They are so heavily coated with pesticides.

Feb 6th, 2008, 09:51	#3
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,105	I read somewhere that grapes absorb a lot of the pesticide, too. When I told my wife about the hot water and the apples, she said, but they will get cooked

Feb 6th, 2008, 10:05	#4
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,621	Some times you may see whitish things on grapes, specially the red big ones. These are natural yeast. I have also noticed the wax like shine on the imported apples. Rubbing vigorously with tissue helps to remove the wax and save the apples from being cooked. Dear Capt reading this?????

Feb 6th, 2008, 10:12	#5
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,105	Wondering if that wax is harmful.

Feb 6th, 2008, 10:15	#6
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,621	OP says this is edible wax but wax had never been my favourite flavour !!!!

Feb 6th, 2008, 10:20	#7
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,105	Yeah. Thing is, those apples are almost the only crisp ones you get. Many of the others feel like potatoes.

Feb 6th, 2008, 10:26	#8
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,621	Some American apples that we get in Delhi these days are better than the NZ stuff, more crunchy.

Feb 6th, 2008, 11:42	#10
dzibead Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,082	I just planted three apple trees in my yard and am looking forward to have my own abundant (unwaxed) supply in a couple of years! (Will bring some to Delhi for you, Jyoti Da, when the trees start bearing. )

Feb 6th, 2008, 11:49	#11
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,621	Dear dzibead I hope you will bring the apples on your 3rd. visit. The 2nd. should be in between..... no? Got to keep the teeth in good shape.

Feb 6th, 2008, 12:45	#15
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,621	The wild rice..... hmmmm

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