Apricot
Prunus armeniaca · Stone fruit
1 varietyTop 10 pairings
Golden-orange and velvety-skinned, apricots are stone fruit, kin to the peach and plum. Ripe ones are soft, honeyed and faintly tart, with a perfume of flowers and almond, but their peak is famously brief.
Picking a good onedrag
Hard, green groundMealy and winey
Just ripeBuy itIt halves cleanly and holds its shape, so grill, roast or poach it, or bake it in tarts.
SkinGround gone gold, skin taut
FleshGives a little at the shoulder
SmellFaint sweet almond at the stem
Stem endCavity clean and dry, no tear
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What you get from one
93%
Edible part
35 g · stone out
38 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 3× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Open, single layer
Airflow