dessert apple

Thân thiện

A child selects a bright red dessert apple from a wooden bowl on the kitchen table.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking: A variety of apple cultivated for its flavor, texture, and suitability for fresh consumption, as opposed to being used for cooking, baking, or cider production.

Usage

• The term "dessert apple" is used to classify and describe apple varieties based on their primary culinary use. It is a common term in horticulture, agriculture, and culinary contexts.
• It is typically used in contrast to terms like "cooking apple" or "cider apple."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The Honeycrisp is a popular dessert apple known for its crisp texture and sweet-tart flavor.
  • At the orchard, they separate the harvest into dessert apples for the market and cooking apples for pies.
  • For a healthy snack, she always packs a dessert apple in her lunch.

Advanced Usage

• "Dessert apple variety": Specifies the particular cultivar or type.
  • Fuji and Gala are two of the most widely grown dessert apple varieties in the world.

Variants and Related Words

• Eating apple (n): A direct synonym for "dessert apple," emphasizing consumption without cooking.
  • This shop specializes in selling eating apples.
• Cooking apple (n): An apple variety primarily used for cooking, often because it holds its shape or develops a pleasant flavor when heated.
• Culinary apple (n): A broader term that can encompass both dessert and cooking apples, depending on regional usage.

Synonyms

• Eating apple: An apple meant to be consumed fresh.
• Table apple: An apple suitable for serving fresh at the table.

Antonyms

• Cooking apple: An apple primarily used in cooked dishes.
• Cider apple: An apple cultivated primarily for pressing into apple cider.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking

Từ đồng nghĩa

• eating apple