Indian blood peach
Prunus persica · Stone fruit
Top 10 pairings
The Indian blood peach is a dramatic heirloom clingstone — its dusky, maroon-flushed skin cut open to reveal deep blood-red flesh streaked and stained crimson all the way to the stone. A very late-ripening, old-fashioned peach with a wine-dark, intensely aromatic flavour, it is grown more for preserves, pickles and its striking colour than for the modern fresh market.
Picking a good onedrag
UnderripeOverripe
Just ripeBuy itFirm enough to slice clean and hold its shape: grilling, tarts, salads, and the best fresh-cut slices.
SkinGround turns cream to yellow
FleshGives a little at the shoulder
SmellFaint sweet note at the stem
StemCavity yellow, skin taut
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What you get from one
96%
Edible part
150 g · pit out, skin on
156 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 4× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Open, single layer
Airflow