Core Power

“The idea that a red apple is a delicious apple is one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated against Americans. The apples we’re supposed to eat to keep doctors away, the apples we’re supposed to give to teachers to show our appreciation, the apples we compare to oranges — all of them are a deep, predictable red, and none of them are delicious.” But wait, we can do better: Honeycrisp was just the beginning: inside the quest to create the perfect apple.

+ That Wasabi you’re eating probably isn’t Wasabi. It’s horseradish dyed green.