Golden Delicious

Pale orchard fruit

Golden Delicious is a variety of apple with pale yellow-green skin and sweet, mild flesh.

It's among the most widely grown apples worldwide, popular for eating fresh and in cooking because it holds its shape when baked.

The name distinguishes it from Red Delicious, though the two varieties are unrelated: Golden Delicious makes excellent pie.

apple

orchard

Fruit tree plantation

varietal · cider · picking · blossom · grafting · pollination · pruning · rootstock · bushel · Granny Smith

texture

crisp

Firm and breakable

crunchy · bite · flesh · snappy · dense · fine-grained · smooth · refreshing

culinary

pie

Crust-enclosed baked dish

  • tartSharp-flavored small pie
  • sauceLiquid food accompaniment
  • saladCold dressed vegetables

baking · cobbler · crumble · compote · galette · caramelized · roasted · sliced · cored · peeled

flavor

sweet

Tasting of sugar

  • mildModerate in intensity
  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product
  • mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed

sugary · delicate · balanced · aromatic · fragrant · buttery · subtle · light · pleasant · fruity

appearance

yellow

Hue between green and orange

  • paleLacking color intensity
  • skinBody's outer layer
  • speckledDotted with small marks

russeting · blush · waxy · shiny · unblemished · conical · oblong

Categories
Opposites
apple color/appearance

Golden DeliciousRed Delicious

Dark crimson apple cultivar

Empire · Jonathan · McIntosh · Cortland

apple flavor profile

Golden DeliciousGranny Smith

Tart green apple cultivar

crab apple · Pink Lady · Honeycrisp · Crispin · Braeburn

Family

golden, gilded, gilding, goldens, goldenrod, goldsmith, Goldilocks, deliciously, deliciousness

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G