Fruitnet.com reports that a US-bred apple variety, which is now grown extensively in England, won the Tastiest Apple prize at a UK trade fair.
Cameo apples have been voted Tastiest Apple at the UK’s National Fruit Show for the second year in a row. he variety also won Best Exhibit at the show based on appearance criteria.
The competition, judged by a panel of six expert judges who tasted a total of 101 entries for the Tastiest Apple class, formed part of the annual National Fruit Show trade fair in Kent, which is the premier event for the English apple and pear industry.
The centre piece of the show, held each October, is the largest competitive display of commercially grown apples and pears staged in the UK.
Cameo, which was discovered by chance in Washington State in the US, is thought to be a cross between Golden Delicious and Red Delicious that occurred through natural pollination.
The variety, which boasts an extended shelf-life, is now grown in orchards throughout Kent and other parts of England and is available from November until late spring. |
