Description
A LA CARTE
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🐝 Supplier / Place Of Origin：A LA CARTE / France
🔖 Certification： Organic European
🌱 About the Producer：
We select our suppliers for the love they put in their products,
seeking the best quality while respecting traditional production methods.
Most of them are family owned, of human size. We value the direct collaboration with them.
By buying directly at the source, we are proud to contribute to the local economy,
while ensuring that, ultimately, our clients get the most tasty and fresh products at the best prices.
All our farmers follow specific certifications minimizing the use of chemicals. From sustainable agriculture ‘’Agriculture Raisonnee’’ (AR) to Organic certified ‘’Agriculture Biologique’’ (AB), these guarantees that the fruits delivered to you a safe and healthy. On top of the tests done by our farmers, we also perform our own chemical test upon each arrival of the fruits.
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🛍 Product Information (Main) (English)：
Ariane apples are a medium to large varietal and have a round, obolid, to slightly flattened shape with a broad, curved nature and characteristic inverted base. The apple's skin is semi-thin, lightly ribbed, smooth, taut, and glossy, covered in prominent lenticels and patches of russet, sometimes giving portions of the surface a textured feel. The skin also has a gold-green base, enveloped in large, solid patches of bright red to crimson blush. Underneath the surface, the white to ivory flesh is fine-grained, dense, firm, and crisp with a delicate, faintly juicy crunch. Ariane apples are high in sugar, ranging from 13 to 15 Brix, and are balanced with moderate acidity, creating a mild, clean, and sweet taste combined with subtle nuances of pear and lychee. In extended storage, the variety will become sweeter.
Seasons/Availability
Ariane apples are available in the late summer through spring.
reviews
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19 Oct 2018 MARYLAND, United StatesI picked up some fresh Ariane apples from the Super U in Ustaritz, France on 13 October 2018. The apple was crisp, not too sweet--slightly sweeter than a Honey Crisp yet not as sweet as a Jazz. It tasted fruity and had a notably dense texture compared to a Jazz. The apples were chilled and juicy.
- 13 Mar 2015 MIDI PYRENEES, France
I have struggled to find an eating apple that is to my taste here in France, most French apples being too sweet and bland for me with a cotton woolly texture. Ariane is the nearest one I have found to what I consider to be the true apple taste, full of flavour with a hint of acidity. The flesh is very crisp and though not overly juicy is certainly not dry. Bravo.
- 11 Apr 2014 FAVERSHAM, United Kingdom
It's hard to find Ariane anywhere. Sainsbury's did sell them (over a year ago) but they haven't appeared this last autumn/winter. A very tasty apple!
- 17 Feb 2013 DEVON, United Kingdom
I find it very tasty and had to eat a second one too! Hooray, a supermarket apple worth eating at last. Mine were from Iceland at £1 a bag. I hope they remain available.
- 27 Nov 2011 GLASGOW, United Kingdom
Bought a bag of these apples in morrisons , fantanstic value for money kids really love them .
- 03 Jul 2011 SURREY, United Kingdom
Very tasty, but also very variable. They can be absolutely delicious one year, and corky and tasteless the next. At their best they have a slightly tart taste and an unusually firm flesh, almost like raw potato. They don't keep too well, so you shouldn't buy more than you can eat in a week.
- 15 Mar 2011 WEST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Just found this apple - a very sharp and sweetish taste, very firm, just the right size, a certain winner for anyone who cares to stock this variety, sadly after 1 week in the local Morrisons - no further supplies - TESCO here I come
- 20 Jan 2011 CHESHIRE, United Kingdom
This apple is delicious got some from the supermarket and loved the taste. Hope it stays on sale for a long time
- 21 Nov 2010 FYN, Denmark
One of the absolut best appels I have ever tasted.
- 13 Mar 2010 SOUTH YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Very very crisp and tasty, on the small side but delicious, highly recommended
- 11 Nov 2009 PERTH, SCOTLAND, United Kingdom
Just bought a bag of Ariane from Tesco. I think they are fantastic, not too big but lots of flesh and only a small core. Really sweet and crisp. I thought they were quite juicy and certainly not dry. Delicious!
- 09 Nov 2009 IRELAND, Ireland
I just bought a bag of these in the Disney size tesco ones. I already love them and I love how they are scab resistant.
- 19 May 2009 DORDOGNE FRANCE, France
I bought these apples a few days ago in the supermarket.Trying them today with cheese I was surprised at the insides as they looked as if they were going bad but tasted very good.Will definitely try them again and will try cooking with them as there are no real cooking apples to be had here that I have found.
- 26 Mar 2009 United Kingdom
Dear Orange Pippin, Your information on Ariane very interesting. (I've not tried it yet.) I don't understand what you mean by '30 laboratory-reared intermediate generations'. Does this mean that one generation is grown from seed to maturity & the fruit from it is used to provide seed for the next generation? If so, surely this would take hundresd of years to go through 30 generations. I'd be very grateful if you could perhaps elucidate further. Many thanks, G. Levine
- 11 Jan 2009 West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
I heartily endorse Chris Charles's comments and wish to congratulate Tesco on their selling of this wonderful apple. I am heartily sick of the eternal round of Braeburns and Royal Gala and absolutely refuse to buy French Golden Delicious which though always cosmetically perfect are utterly tasteless. This apple also keeps well unlike my other favourite, Russets, so I hope it will be on sale for an extended period. Hearty congratulations to all involved in the breeding of this apple, it was well worth the wait to get an apple with such flavour in addition to all its benefits to growers and sellers.
- 11 Dec 2008 MONACO, Monaco
Came across this variety for the first time in the local supermarket this past week. What a discovery! In my childhood, apples were a major treat -- rich in aroma and flavour. But as the years passed, I grew tired of the fruit as I found the apples in the supermarket lacked true character; they were either bland or too sweet with no distinguishable flavour. These Ariane apples, however, have rekindled my feelings for this fruit. Love its crispness, although it took a while to accept such firmness of flesh in a apple; love the delicate fragrance; love the tartness at the first bite and the apple-y flavour that lingers on the tongue afterwards. Also, this is a lovely cooking apple that breaks down into a versatile puree. A big "merci" to the breeders of the Ariane!
- 15 Nov 2008 NICE, France
I started eating Ariane last year which i bought at the supermarket Carrefour here in Nice and they re very good , nice crisp bite , sweet but not overly so , good skin colour red and yellow and greenish. I would and do eat 6 or 8 a day when they are in season. They cost euro 2.00 for 14 and think that is good value for money . I give them 10/10
- 12 Nov 2008 WINCHESTER, United Kingdom
This apple is simply fantastic! It's a testament to the 20+ years it took to develop. I could eat them until the cows come home!!!
- 29 Oct 2008 NOAILHAC, France
I am an apple eater because I was taught in my youth that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and besides, I like apples. I never found an apple that really suited me so I would eat this variety and that variety, never being totally satisfied. That is not until I saw Arianes in the produce market. One bite and I was hooked and I have remained hooked ever since which is about four years. I eat at least one a day and sometimes I can't resist a second one. For me Arianes combine a superb crisp snappy texture with a great not sweet taste, but a taste with real character. I have tried many many varieties, and for me Ariane is the absolute best.
- 29 Oct 2008 GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK, United Kingdom
Its sharp and tasty, what I am not sure about is what looks like red blood veins that appear inside it, I thought it was my gums bleeding at first, they are kind of off putting and I may not buy them again for that reason.
- 03 Oct 2007 FRANCE, France
I bought some of these apples in the local market this week to try, as I had not heard of them before. They were delicious; sweet, juicy with a hint of tartness and slightly perfumed. The stallholder mentioned that they had not been treated. From your interesting information, for which I thank you, I can understand why. The French believe in the concept of "terroir" and I think there is a lot of truth in this. A given food variety will taste different according to growing conditions. Hence my experience of this apple is different from your description. Inge Beck
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🥗 Product Recipe (English)：
Ariane apples have a balanced sweet-tart flavor and are suitable for fresh or cooked preparations. It is recommended to refrigerate the fruit so that it can be eaten fresh, and the pulp can be dipped into nut butters, chocolate or other sauces as a snack. You can also chop Ariana apples and add them to puddings, parfaits and mousses, blend them into smoothie bowls, slice them on charcuterie boards, or shred them in salad dressing. Apples are high in sugar and can add a sweet flavor to savory salads, and the flesh can be chopped and made into quiches, stewed into curries and soups such as Purslane Apple Soup, or added to poultry pies.
Ariane apples can also be baked into breads, muffins, cakes, and cookies, mixed with potatoes to make fritters, or baked whole and served with fresh cream, spices, and nuts. One unique recipe involves candied Ariane apples, which are then candied into a puff pastry dough along with pink peppercorns and caramel. This dessert is shaped like a tied bag and has a mellow, sweet and delicious taste. Arianna apples can also be grilled and served with filet mignon, served with duck breast glazed with balsamic vinegar, added to sandwiches, or dried and mixed into granola. In addition to their cooking uses,
Ariana apples can be juiced, added to sangria, or blended into smoothies. Try freezing juice to make popsicles or juice sorbets. Crabs can be eaten with Ariana apples, passion fruit, kiwi, pineapple, pumpkin, cucumber and other fruits, cheeses such as Parmesan, burrata, goat cheese, nuts such as pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts, herbs such as mint, thyme, parsley, and seafood such as fish, shrimp, prawns, and water. Store whole, unwashed Ariane apples in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator for 1 to 3 months. Under professional refrigerated conditions, it can be stored for more than seven months.
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