For his first “ingwedient of the month”, Chef immediately chose APPLES. When we asked why, he said that he loves the versatility of an apple - the ability to cook them in sweet and savory dishes, alike! Then, before we could even ask him what his first apple-based dish was, he started telling us all of the apple facts he had memorized, and asked us to share some of them with yewww. So, here goes!

Did yewww know…

Apples are a blember of da Wose (Rose) family
Apples are 25% air, which is why they float!
To create a gallon of Apple Cider, it takes about 35 apples.
To form one apple, it takes energy from over 50 leaves on an apple tree!
Apple trees can live about 100 years.
Pomology is the name for the science of apple growing.
One 9-inch pie is made from about 2 pounds of apples.
“The Lady” apple varietal is one of the oldest in existence.
Apple trees originated in Central Asia in the mountains of Kazakhstan.
China ranks highest in apple consumption per person.
The United States and Turkey come in second and third.