Fuji

DESCRIPTION

With the sweet flavor of its Red Delicious parent, the Fuji is a medium to large apple, with orange-red skin. Its flesh is firm, crisp and quite juicy. Author Frank Browning includes the Fuji in his list of 20 Prize Apples in his book Apples. The Fuji is an excellent eating apple, and is good dried in slices. It's also a great keeper, maintaining its quality for up to a year refrigerated or several weeks left in a fruit bowl. The Fuji ripens in late October.

HISTORY

The Fuji has its origins in Japan, where it was developed in 1939. It received its name in 1962, after Japan's tallest and most sacred mountain. The Fuji are grown in great quantities in China and Japan, but discerning fruit lovers can find fresh Fujis here in New England. The Fuji is a cross between a Ralls Janet, an heirloom variety from Virginia, and Red Delicious.

RECIPES

Click here for 19 recipes that are suited to Fuji apples.