Miss Nectarine Supersweet!

If you wear delightful perfume that captures the attention of everyone you meet, but actually are a grumpy old woman with yellow teeth, then this is the fruit for you!

PEAK SEASON May – September

ORIGIN China

GROWN California

PURCHASED Grocery Store

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OVERALL

I want to smell this nectarine all day every day.  I don’t want to eat it, I am not disappointed about throwing it out and I don’t recommend it to anyone.  I may try this one again though because the fragrance was so damn awesome.  (Note: tried this again two weeks later and my conclusions are exactly the same – sad).

APPEARANCE

Very pretty rich red orange yellow coloring, smooth skin, medium yellow flesh

AROMA

perfection – just smells completely delightful, perfumy, sweet, makes me want to shove it up my nose permanently

TEXTURE

slightly mealy but not awful, not my favorite texture though

TASTE

Completely ho hum, general nectarine flavor but not sweet really – a disappointment after how amazing the fragrance was

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NOTES

This particular nectarine is a white and yellow nectarine combined.  The note at the grocery store indicated that they are “super sweet” when ripe.  I’m not sure how one would attain that.  Mine was at the perfect pressure for ripeness and looked beautiful.

RECIPES

David Lebovitz’s Nectarine Sorbet

Grilled Nectarines with Feta