As Cornell University pomology prof Ian Merwin told Axios reporter Nick Halter, “There is no question that the quality that’s in the market is not what it was 10 years ago.”
An interesting bummer of an article about the once queen of apples, the #Honeycrisp. I noticed this change in flavor & texture a few years ago -- mealy, not so tasty honeycrisps -- and switched over to my new fave, #SugarBee. I hope this doesn't happen to it, too!
https://www.seriouseats.com/how-honeycrisp-apples-went-from-marvel-to-mediocre-8753117