I voted fig - as a perfectly ripe fig is just eating perfection.
For reliability though it would have to be apple - I’ve enjoyed many less-than-perfect apples but no less-than-perfect raw figs (although baked in a tart with plums and flaked almonds it is hard to beat whatever state it is in).
Progress Report (Compare with Post #13)
Thanks for the excellent participation in this preliminary poll!
Either after we hit 100 Voters or in three days (Thursday) – whichever comes first – I will put up a new poll using the fruits that have received at least 10% of the votes here.
That poll will be Public and only your first FIVE votes (multiple choice) will be counted. The options will be in order of the number of votes from this poll. And at the moment that would look like this:
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View Poll Results: What's your Favorite "raw" fruit?
This poll will close on 10-24-2014 at 06:57 AM
apples 26 30.59%
bananas 22 25.88%
cherries 22 25.88%
grapes 21 24.71%
blueberries 19 22.35%
strawberries 18 21.18%
oranges 16 18.82%
peaches 16 18.82%
mangos 15 17.65%
watermelon 14 16.47%
nectarines 13 15.29%
raspberries 13 15.29%
tangerines 13 15.29%
berries 12 14.12%
blackberries 12 14.12%
pineapple 12 14.12%
clementines 11 12.94%
pears 11 12.94%
tomatoes 11 12.94%
Bing cherries 10 11.76%
cantaloupe 10 11.76%
grapefruits 9 10.59%
plums 9 10.59%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 85
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This poll will remain open until 10-24-2014 at 06:57 AM and based on late votes here and the replies in the “Top 5” poll to come we may or may not have one more poll after that.
Your ideas are welcomed! 
I like a lot of the choices, but I have to go with mango as my top pick.
When we travel to tropical locations, mango trees seem to be a pest tree, but we always say we’d have one in our yard if we ever get to live in a tropical place.
Here’s perhaps the last posted summary I will be doing before we top 100 at the rate we’re going. Sort of a last chance to kick some of the under-10% ones into the mix.
Wherever we are tomorrow, I’ll put up a new poll to narrow things down even further.
Thanks to all who have joined in on the project these last couple of days!
View Poll Results: What's your Favorite "raw" fruit?
This poll will close on 10-24-2014 at 06:57 AM
apples 28 29.17%
bananas 25 26.04%
cherries 25 26.04%
strawberries 23 23.96%
grapes 22 22.92%
blueberries 20 20.83%
mangos 18 18.75%
oranges 18 18.75%
peaches 18 18.75%
watermelon 16 16.67%
nectarines 14 14.58%
pineapple 14 14.58%
raspberries 14 14.58%
tangerines 14 14.58%
blackberries 13 13.54%
berries 12 12.50%
pears 12 12.50%
tomatoes 12 12.50%
cantaloupe 11 11.46%
clementines 11 11.46%
Bing cherries 10 10.42%
plums 10 10.42%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 96
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I love all fruit, but I can eat watermelon until I burst. It’s not only my favorite fruit, it is in the top 3 of my overall favorite foods period.
And yes, I do use salt. What of it?
Just a friendly reminder: this poll is still open.
Hmm. I find peaches to be a pain in the ass, because you obviously have to peel them before eating. I mean, that fuzz! shudder You can’t touch that with the inside of your mouth and live. However, peaches (minus skin) are super tasty and, indeed, the essence of summer. Therefore, I voted nectarines. Similar taste, but can be eaten without peeling. Nothing says summer like hanging over the sink eating a perfectly ripe nectarine with the juice dripping down your arm.
Cherries are my absolute favorite fruit.
Peaches. So much so that we canned 100 pounds of them (gross) for winter breakfasts.
What? No, you slice them up and eat them from the inside, like miniature watermelon slices.
Concord grapes.