[ishjoh]

I love Golden Delicious apples. To me they are the standard of what a green apple should taste like. Crisp and tart, truly an amazing apple. Rating on this site was a 33. I suspect you're right that sweet was the highest priority.

I also really like HoneyCrisp but I would rate it in the 70s, not the 90s.

[droopyEyelids]

A golden delicious is neither crisp (mealy) nor tart (bland, watery)- are you thinking of Granny Smith?

[derac]

I've had some spectacular Golden Delicious apples. I hypothesize that these otherwise mealy apples in the right condition have a soft pearish texture rather than a crisp cucumber-like one, but it is a fragile structure that degrades more rapidly.

[nine_k]

It very much depends on when and where you buy them.

Fresh, these are superb. After a week on a shelf, they get soft and a bit bland.

[nl]

> I love Golden Delicious apples. To me they are the standard of what a green apple should taste like.

Nor are Golden Delicious' green, so I guess they do mean Granny Smith

[mpol]

Down here in the Netherlands most Golden Delicious are green, only seldom are they yellow. Mealy is when they are not saved well, more often they have a bit of bite. And juicy they are. It might differ per region.