Pre-Poll Data Collecting -- What's your Favorite "raw" fruit?

[Zeldar]

@Moonlitherial

There aren’t a lot of fruits I dislike and I’ll avoid the long listing since almost everything I enjoy has already been mentioned but for a poll, Apples almost needs a separate poll on it’s own, the differences between a Macintosh and a Pink Lady and a Red Delicious are huge.

I would also add the list the Pluot, a wonderful combination of plum and apricot which started showing up here a few years ago. I buy a big bag every time I see them, somehow the addition of apricot turns it into the perfect plum every time.

I tend to concur with a separate Apples poll. Maybe even a Apple Varieties Pre-Poll thingy. Anybody else up for managing that enterprise?

I’d also support an “exotic Fruits” poll – if I were pretty sure which of those things I have never tasted actually qualify.

Would someone with more wide-ranging and sensitive tastes be willing to make a subgroup of such a thing?

I’m all for letting this particular thread run until a day with no posts occurs. By then we can discuss the more effective follow-up options here.

Thanks for the input already! It’s a fun thread, if I do say so myself!

[Mangetout]

Strawberries (small, ripe and at room temperature)
Raspberries
Ripe pears
Ripe bananas
Non-cling peaches
Apples (not the rock hard crisp ones though)
Blackberries

[DCnDC]

I don’t eat that much fruit, but if presented with a spread, I’m going straight for:

Kiwi is outstanding
Pears - a favorite since childhood
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
.

[gigi]

Banana
Canteloupe
Watermelon

[Zeldar]

Okay, gang, here’s a summary of what’s been said so far with as little editing of content as possible. I have tried to include all mentions (good and bad) and every occurrence of them.

Maybe the multiple polls solution won’t be necessary since the list is not all that formidable after all.

However, your input on what to do next would be helpful. We may just leave it at this list in lieu of a poll per se.

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anona
apples apples apples apples Apples apples (not all varieties) apples Apples Apples apples Apples Apples
– Apples: winesaps, King Davids, Grimes Goldens Red Delicious (especially granny Smith) (elstar and golden delicious apples) Annie Smith apples Macintosh Pink Lady Red Delicious
apricot apricots Apricot apricots
Asian Pear Asian pear Aisan Pears
bananas bananas Bananas bananas Banana bananas Banana Bananas banana bananas Bananas Bananas banana bananas banana Bananas bananas bananas bananas
berries berries Berries other berries
bing cherries Bing cherries
black raspberries black raspberries Black raspberries
blackberries blackberries Blackberries blackberries blackberries blackberries Blackberries blackberries Blackberries blackberries Blackberries
blueberries Blueberry Blueberries blueberries Blueberries blueberries blueberries Blueberries Blueberries
cantaloupe cantaloupe Cantaloupe cantaloupe Cantaloupe cantaloupe Cantaloupe cantaloupes Cantaloupe
Cherimoya cherimoya
cherries Cherries Cherries cherries cherries (black and Queen Anne)
clementines Clementines Clementines clementines (esp. Moroccan)
coconuts coconut coconuts
custard apples (cherimoya, although the pawpaw mentioned upthread sounds similar)
dates Dates dates
Dragon fruit
durian Durian
figs figs Figs Figs
grapefruits grapefruits Grapefruit grapefruit grapefruits (red)
grapes (white mostly, seedless) grapes (white mostly, seedless) grapes Grape Grapes grapes Grapes grapes (red or green but seedless please) White grapes grapes (seedless) White grapes Seedless grapes grapes
honeydew Honeydew melon honeydew honeydew melons Honeydew
kiwi Kiwi kiwi Kiwi Kiwi kiwi Kiwi
Longan
Lychee
mamey sapote (sapote rojo)
Mandarin oranges
mango mangos Mango Mango mango Mangoes mango mangos Mangoes Mango
Mangosteen
Melons of any sort
minneolas
Nanking cherries (Prunus tomentosa)
nectarines nectarines nectarines nectarines Nectarines nectarine nectarines nectarines
oranges oranges Oranges oranges orange oranges oranges
Papayas papayas
Passion fruit passionfruit
pawpaw Paw paw pawpaw
peaches peaches peaches Peaches peaches peach peaches Peaches peaches peaches
pears pears pears pears Pears pears (all varieties) pears Pears pears pears Pears
persimmon
pineapple Pineapple Pineapple pineapple pineapples
plums plums plums plum plums plum plums Plums plums (esp. black)
pluots Pluot (a wonderful combination of plum and apricot)
Pomegranate Pomegranate
quadrato banana
raspberries raspberries raspberries raspberries Raspberries raspberries raspberries raspberries Raspberries Raspberries
Red grapefruit
sapodilla (nispero)
Starfruit star fruit
stone fruit
strawberries strawberries strawberries Strawberry strawberries strawberries strawberries strawberries strawberries Strawberries
tangerines tangerines
tomatoes
watermelon watermelon Watermelon watermelon Watermelon watermelon Watermelon watermelons watermelon watermelon Watermelon
White sapote
wild raspberries, aka wineberries
wineberries (yes there is a distinct flavor difference between these three varieties of raspberries)

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NB: doesn’t include gigi’s post or any after hers.

[Zeldar]

I did add gigi’s choices to the collected data, in case it needs to be reposted (?!) later.

[Gymnopithys]

@Cunctator

Apricot

Apricots first (well ripe), way ahead of all others.

[Zeldar]

Here are recaps of posts I’ve made that suggest where to go next. Unless I hear otherwise I’ll put up a Private Multiple Choice Poll on the theme of “Which of these fruits have you eaten AND enjoyed?” by Sunday at the latest.

@Zeldar

Y’all are doing great! Way past where I would have gotten without your help.

How to turn these into meaningful polls is now a big concern.

Here’s one approach:

1. One prelim poll for “fruits you have actually eaten and like.” (multiple choice – no limit to responses)
2. Of the top x-number in the prelim allow up to five Top Favorites (this would need to be a public poll so that the five votes could be enforced – anything after the first five would be dropped)
3. a “booby prize” poll for the losers in the ones that didn’t make the top group (to be determined at poll time) – one choice only!

Just an idea, so far. Ideas for a better (simpler) way for a poll to mean anything?

@Moonlitherial

There aren’t a lot of fruits I dislike and I’ll avoid the long listing since almost everything I enjoy has already been mentioned but for a poll, Apples almost needs a separate poll on it’s own, the differences between a Macintosh and a Pink Lady and a Red Delicious are huge.

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@Zeldar

I tend to concur with a separate Apples poll. Maybe even a Apple Varieties Pre-Poll thingy. Anybody else up for managing that enterprise?

I’d also support an “exotic Fruits” poll – if I were pretty sure which of those things I have never tasted actually qualify.

Would someone with more wide-ranging and sensitive tastes be willing to make a subgroup of such a thing?

I’m all for letting this particular thread run until a day with no posts occurs. By then we can discuss the more effective follow-up options here.

Thanks for the input already! It’s a fun thread, if I do say so myself!

@Zeldar

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Maybe the multiple polls solution won’t be necessary since the list is not all that formidable after all.

However, your input on what to do next would be helpful. We may just leave it at this list in lieu of a poll per se.

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Do you have any ideas for enhancements to this basic idea?

[Si_Amigo]

@Si_Amigo

I really like Elton John.

@Zeldar

Wow! It took 13 posts! I’m stunned.

Well I have a real job too, get’s in the way of posting. But many artist are into fruit, just check this list out. But actually I like this one of Elton when he was a young, ripe and raw talent.

[Zeldar]

@Si_Amigo

Well I have a real job too, get’s in the way of posting. But many artist are into fruit, just check this list out. But actually I like this one of Elton when he was a young, ripe and raw talent.

Great stuff! Thanks for adding to the concepts.

[GrumpyBunny]

cherries
clementines
apples (Pink Lady and Honeycrisp are the best for eating raw)
strawberries
pears
cantaloupe
watermelon
grapes (white mostly, seedless)
kiwi
I like most fruit, but really dislike both bananas and mango.