Kiku Apple Review
"A Fuji In Disguise"
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Buyer beware! This exclusive Italian club apple is nothing more than a Fuji off-shoot rebranded as an undiscovered Pokemon. Known as a “sport” apple, the Kiku is a variant of its Fuji parent found growing on the same tree – only slightly redder and larger. But, make no mistake, this is not the evolutionary Blastoise to the Fuji’s Squirtle. In fact, a Kiku is nearly indistinguishable from a Fuji aside from its increased cost, decreased availability, and being named after a Japanese anime girl’s sneeze.
Taste
Crispness
Skin
Flesh
Juiciness
Density
Beauty
Branding
Cost/Availability
- FLAVOR PROFILE -
SWEETNESS
2/5
★★★★★ Rated 2 out of 5
TARTNESS
1/5
★★★★★ Rated 1 out of 5
INTENSITY
1/5
★★★★★ Rated 1 out of 5
I’m shocked by these reviews. The kiku is by far the sweetest apple I’ve ever tasted. Extremely crisp, juicy, and consistent. I love fuji apples but they disappointing by comparison. When I find kikus, I buy a ton with hopes of gifting them to local neighbors and friends (so that they’ll buy some for themselves and maybe encourage local markets to keep them in stock). Everyone reacts like I’m doing something socially bizarre at first before immediately responding like “OH?!” “I GET IT” after the first bite. I can’t trust anything on this forum now
Are we all eating the same apples? This one was incredibly sweet. Maybe y’all need to give apples some time to ripen or something. When the skin is slightly wrinkly it’s perfect. I really think some reviews on this website are because the author had a single bad or unripe apple and based their entire opinion around that.
you for sure need to try multiple apples. starting my apple reviewing journey and i like to start with 3
Got a few at Whole Foods at 2.99 a pound…Bought a few Fujis at 2.69 a pound also…(April 1, 25)
The Kikus were one of the sweetest apples I have ever tasted…the Fujis were typical…sweet and crisp but fairly bland next to the Kikus.
I will buy the Kikus again.
Tastes like God came in your mouth. Ya’ll got trash tastebuds.
This is the correct answer. Whomever wrote this review is an idiot. These are some of the sweetest, crispiest apples you could ever hope for. Buy them and enjoy.
Not inedible but not worth buying. Tastes like a red delicious with better texture.
Every now and then I remember the last line of this review, quietly say “ki-KU!!!” to myself in a high-pitched anime girl voice, and giggle quietly to myself.
Bought this at the Asian market thinking I was expanding my horizons, walked right past the Fuji apples for a Honeycrisp. No Honeycrisp, ok, well what’s that… Kiku? Not familiar… but surely they wouldn’t hustle me into buying a glossed up D-lux Fuji at premium prices, this is a small grocer, they like the community, they like me… LIES. I can’t wash the taste of nihilism out of my mouth. Heed my mistake children.
LOL
I should have looked up the origin before wasting my money. That totally explains it.
Yep, this one’s a real sham.