@ickplant to You Should Know • edit-22 years agoYSK how to pick a ripe, sweet watermeloni.postimg.ccimagemessage-square144arrow-up12.37Karrow-down1154file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@Squigletlink14•2 years agoin general I find this to be true with most fruits, the uglier the better. Those pretty shiny apples are shit.
minus-square@FightMilklink7•2 years agoUgliness is correlated with age, and ripeness is correlated with age, so ugliness and ripeness would at the very least be spuriously correlated.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•edit-22 years agoThe ones with worms are sweeter cause worms can choose better than humans.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoOddly, I can tell exactly how an apple will taste just by touching it. Shiny smooth apples are usually soft/mushy and have no taste. You want a rough texture with a little grip.
in general I find this to be true with most fruits, the uglier the better. Those pretty shiny apples are shit.
Ugliness is correlated with age, and ripeness is correlated with age, so ugliness and ripeness would at the very least be spuriously correlated.
The ones with worms are sweeter cause worms can choose better than humans.
Yep. Extra protein too
Oddly, I can tell exactly how an apple will taste just by touching it. Shiny smooth apples are usually soft/mushy and have no taste. You want a rough texture with a little grip.