Why do apples...

[Mr. Bloom]

...taste SOOOoooo much sweeter when I refrigerate them?

Is it an illusion or is it a chemical reaction?

[7rider]

I don't know. I can't eat cold apples. They hurt my sensitive teeth. :(

I want to know why eating an apple on an empty stomach gives me a stomach ache.

[Tuckervill]

It does me, too!

I prefer bananas.

Karen

[OakLeaf]

Since it's well known that apples are best picked after a frost, I'd assume it's a chemical reaction, but strangely there wasn't anything in McGee's wonderful reference On Food and Cooking.

I don't like very cold food either (TCM can explain that), but you can always refrigerate your apples to get the sweetness and then let them come to room temperature before eating.

[lph]

I dunno, but I'm guessing that the cold somehow breaks down starch into sugar, like cooking makes most any vegetable sweeter.

Or did I just expose that I had no Chemistry in high school? :o

[Smilie]

Apples make me nauseous too, I can eat a slice, but that is all. I too want to know why. I know if I eat 'Pink Ladies' they don't give me a stomach ache, but I generally stay away from apples in general.

Bananas upset my system in a different way. With gas and bloating. Not to mention they make my teeth feel all hairy. :(

[ny biker]

I think this is a question for Alton Brown. Has he ever done apples on Good Eats?

[lph]

Not to mention they make my teeth feel all hairy. :(

*snort* this had me laughing out loud. :D I know the feeling. But I do like bananas. In moderation, 2 at a time is more than enough for anyone more humanoid than ape.

[7rider]

Not to mention they make my teeth feel all hairy. :(

Spinach does that for me.

[ny biker]

Spinach does that for me.

Totally. But I still love spinach.

[OakLeaf]

Apples make me nauseous too, I can eat a slice, but that is all. I too want to know why. I know if I eat 'Pink Ladies' they don't give me a stomach ache, but I generally stay away from apples in general.

Bananas upset my system in a different way. With gas and bloating. Not to mention they make my teeth feel all hairy. :(

We must be twins.

[Zen]

Oh boy.
Two women with gas, bloating, and hairy teeth :D

[TahoeDirtGirl]

Apples make me nauseous too, I can eat a slice, but that is all. I too want to know why. I know if I eat 'Pink Ladies' they don't give me a stomach ache, but I generally stay away from apples in general.

Bananas upset my system in a different way. With gas and bloating. Not to mention they make my teeth feel all hairy. :(

The hairy part gives away you are eating bananas that are kinda green. I hate that hairy feeling. The greenier bananas also tend to give you more gas and bloating too. The more ripe the banana the less gas and bloating...and I would suspect hairy feeling, will be less.

[Smilie]

I am glad I am not the only one with hairy teeth and gas! :D

I am not sure about the green bananas as I only eat very yellow, but that makes sense with the gas from a green banana. They haven't broken down enough for me to digest I guess. I just try to stay away from them, and apples.

I would think spinach would make your teeth feel all slimey, not hairy. :D

But speaking of bananas, here is a great smoothie recipe that doesn't make me feel all gassy and hairy. Frozen mixed berries, orange juice, banana(can be very ripe-makes smoothie sweeter) and vanilla yogurt. Put all in a blender and yum! I have also used strawberry yogurt and cranberry juice. All very good, and no hairs on the teeth!

[Mr. Bloom]

I think I need to yak!:D;)

[badgercat]

I think this is a question for Alton Brown. Has he ever done apples on Good Eats?

Alriiiiight! Another Good Eats fan!

There seems to have been one about apples...
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ea/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9956_18489,00.html

and another about apple pie!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ea/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9956_54835,00.html

So yeah, I'd love to know if he said anything about digestion...

[Mr. Bloom]

Wow, I never heard of Alton Brown until this thread.

That Waldorf Salad looks yummy!

[short cut sally]

Mr Silver, you gotta check out the food network channel..I know he is on at 11pm and I think maybe earlier, like 7 or 8pm. AB (alton brown) is my guru. I love AB. He does the chemistry of food and cooking processes which in turn makes "good eats":D