John Myers
Kwatanta apples zuwa pears zuwa rhubarb
apple - 'ya'yan itace masu lafiya
A matsakaici, kowane mutum yana cin kusan kilo 20 na apples a shekara. Wannan ya sa apple ya zama mafi shaharar 'ya'yan itace a kasar. A Jamus kadai akwai nau'ikan apple iri-iri sama da 2,000 - a duk duniya akwai har zuwa 25,000. Mafi mashahuri iri a wannan ƙasa ana kiran su Elstar, Jonagold, ko Gala. The Elstar, wanda Golden Delicious da Ingrid Marie suka haifa, tuffa ce mai ƙarfi, mai daɗi sosai. Ana iya amfani da shi ta hanyoyi da yawa, duka a matsayin apple na kayan zaki da kuma dafa abinci ko yin burodi. Jonagold, giciye tsakanin Golden Delicious da Jonathan, ya fito ne daga Amurka. Tare da launin ja-orange mai haske da nama na zinariya, yana da kyau a matsayin apple apple ko ga apple kek ko apple strudel. Apples na Gala iri-iri ne kwatankwacin ƙanana, naman yana da ƙarfi, matsakaici mai ɗanɗano, kuma mai daɗi mai ban mamaki - cikakkiyar abun ciye-ciye don jakar makaranta ko ƙari mai daɗi ga pudding shinkafa!
Iri irin su Topaz, Braeburn, ja Boskoop, ko Jonagored ana samun su daga noman gida a cikin Maris. Braeburn da Jonagored gaskiya ne "dukkan-rounders" kuma sun dace da apples kayan zaki ko don ƙarin aiki. Topas da Boskoop suna burge da ɗanɗanon su mai daɗi da tsami kuma galibi ana amfani da su don yin burodi.
