are you still doing top 5s? top 5 fruit!
FRUIT! i have a weird relationship with fruit. some days i can't deal. some days i can't get enough.
5. grapefruit. shut up, i know i'm not supposed to eat it because of my meds! hush now! it also holds the spot for best fruit flavoring. it made my life very happy that palomas got popular because bars tend to have the stuff to make them now and that hasn't been universal since like, the aughts.
4. apple. here's one that fucks me up. i will go months cringing at the idea of eating one bite of apple, and then hit about two solid weeks where i can't get enough. sliced fuji apple and peanut butter or dubliner cheese will be my go-to for that. also, i dislike most cake, so i am regularly treated to birthday apple pie since i was quite young.
3. peaches. another complicated one. a good, ripe peach is god-tier, but one that is even slightly mushy will destroy my life. i was so excited to finally move back to the mainland so i could experience a true peach season, and man have i been disappointed. maybe i don't actually like peaches...
2. pluots. the gem of the stone fruit world. i put it slightly above a good black plum because it has a little bite of tartness and have never had the bad luck of getting a rotten or overripe one. actually while we are at it, let's pretend black plums were #3.
1. hallabong. this is a variety of tangerine that is only grown on jejudo, south korea. there are places that claim they sell the same fruit, like whole foods, and call it dekopan, but do not be fooled! they do not taste the same. hallabong are absurdly sweet because of the volcanic soil on jeju. hallabong are named for hallasan (mount halla), the mountain in the area where hallabong are grown. they're not easy to come by, unless you are lucky enough to have access to a korean market. i had my first one when our landlord in seoul brought us a case for chuseok in 2009, and i have been disappointed by every orange, tangerine, and pomelo since.
so there you go! top five best fruit! thanks for the ask!
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