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Description/Taste
Candil apples are elongated fruits with an oval to cylindrical shape, connected to slender, dark brown stems. The skin is smooth, waxy, glossy, and yellow-green, covered in prominent white lenticels and dark red blush. Depending on the exposure to the sun, the red blush can appear partially on the skin or almost entirely cover the apple’s surface. Underneath the thin skin, the flesh is ivory, crisp, fine-grained, and aqueous, encasing a central fibrous core filled with a few black-brown, oval seeds. There may also be some slight, pale green veining that extends through the flesh. Candil apples have a sugar-like aroma and a juicy, chewy, and crunchy consistency with a balanced sweet and sharp, acidic flavor.
Seasons/Availability
Candil apples are harvested in the late fall and can be stored through early spring.
Current Facts
Candil apples, botanically classified as Malus domestica, are a uniquely shaped, heirloom variety that belongs to the Rosaceae family. This late-season apple is known by many different names, with Candil a predominately English term, and is also known as Candil Sinap, Kandil, and Kandil Sinap, with sinap sometimes being spelled sinop. As with its history, the origins of the apple’s name have varied references that roughly translate to mean the “lamp” or “apple of Sinop.” Sinap is named after the Sinop Peninsula on the Black Sea, and the word Kandil translates to mean lamp, symbolizing the bright and luminous appearance of the apple’s skin. Candil apples were once one of the most prized varieties in eastern Europe and central Asia, being highly exported into Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia. The fruits were favored for their unique shape and exceptional flavor, and oftentimes the apples would be regarded as valuable as gold. Though the apples were revered, the variety’s downfall quickly came during the 18th century due to political unrest, post-war fruit tree taxes, and newer, modern European varieties being introduced that produced faster crops for sale in the market. With their slow-growing nature, Candil apples became reserved as specialty variety that was cultivated on a much smaller scale. In the modern-day, Candil apples have found a new home in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, where they are cultivated as a rare variety and are primarily consumed fresh, out-of-hand.
Nutritional Value
Candil apples are a good source of vitamin C, which is an antioxidant that can help boost the immune system. The apples are also a good source of fiber, which can help stimulate the digestive tract, and contain some vitamin A, calcium, iron, and potassium.
Applications
Candil apples are best suited for raw applications as their crisp, sweet, and acidic flesh are showcased when consumed fresh, out-of-hand. The apples can be sliced and served as a snack with dips, sliced and tossed into green salads, chopped into fruit salads, sliced over ice cream, or pressed into juices and ciders. Candil apples can also be utilized in cooked applications such as making jams, jellies, and sauces, or they can be baked into pies, tarts, muffins, bread, and cobblers. Candil apples pair well with meats such as pork, beef, and poultry, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon, vanilla, mint, pears, plums, and cranberries. The fresh apples will keep up to four months when stored in the refrigerator.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
In the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) commissioned 7,584 watercolor paintings and drawings between 1886 and 1942 to document fruit varieties introduced to the U.S. market by the USDA. Held in a collection known as the USDA Pomological Watercolors, these images depicted accurate colors, textures, and shapes of fruit varieties and were created for use on seed advertisements to market the cultivars for gardening. Among the 7,584 varieties, 3,807 of those images were of apples, including the Candil Sinap. The first Candil watercolor was created in 1900 by Deborah Griscom Passmore, and another was later painted by Mary Daisy Arnold in 1925. Today the originally commissioned watercolors can be found at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland.
Geography/History
Candil apples were believed to have been created from a natural mutation before the 18th century, but the exact history is unknown as two centers of origin have been heavily debated. One theory is the variety came from Turkey, while the other theory points to Crimea, now modern-day Ukraine, with both locations bordering the Black Sea. Regardless of the variety’s exact origins, the apples were heavily cultivated by Crimean Tatars, who began exporting the apples into Russia in the 18th century. Today Candil apples are produced on a small scale for local markets in Asia and Europe. They are also a specialty variety cultivated in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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Kazakhfilm weekend food fair
улица Жарокова, Казахфильм, Алматы, Казахстан About 25 days ago, 12/26/21 Sharer's comments : delicious, sweet and healthy apple 
Bilya market
Абая, 23/2, 040700, Пос. Отеген Батыра, Илийский район, Алматинская область About 25 days ago, 12/26/21 Sharer's comments : Beautiful red Candil of Kazakhstan 
Care food supermarket at Kabdolova street
About 74 days ago, 11/07/21 Sharer's comments : You can buy sweet Candil apples in Care food supermarket, Almaty 
Orbita Market
улица Биржана, Алматы, Казахстан About 98 days ago, 10/14/21 Sharer's comments : Beautiful candil apples of South Kazakhstan 
Grocery store "Small'
Клочкова, 126, 050057/A15M3Y5, Алматы, Бостандыкский район, 1 этаж About 127 days ago, 9/15/21 Sharer's comments : Green Candil apples, Kazakhstan 
Eco fresh market
Микрорайон Казахфильм, 17/1, 050023, Алматы, Казахфильм About 141 days ago, 9/01/21 Sharer's comments : Beautiful and rich in vitamins Candil apples from local farmers 
Syrgabekova 19, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Vegetable convenient store
Martebe 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 370 days ago, 1/15/21 Sharer's comments : Locally grown Candil apples are sweet and juicy, highly recommended 
Abylai Khan 74, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Yubileinyi supermarket
Abylai Khan 74, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 381 days ago, 1/04/21 Sharer's comments : Sweet Candil apple variety 
Isinaliyeva 34, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kazakhfilm Weekend food fair
Isinaliyeva 34, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 396 days ago, 12/20/20 Sharer's comments : Local apple variety Candil Sunrise at a weekend fair 
Isinaliyeva 34, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Weekend food fair
Isinaliyeva 34, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 410 days ago, 12/06/20 Sharer's comments : Candil apples are few left at a weekend food fair 
Syrgabekova 30, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Vegetable convenient store
Syrgabekova 30, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 431 days ago, 11/15/20 Sharer's comments : Candil apples local to South Kazakhstan 
Abylai Khan 121, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Stolichnyi supermarket
Abylai Khan 121, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 461 days ago, 10/15/20 Sharer's comments : Sweet and juicy Candil apples grown in South Kazakhstan 
Syrgabekova 30, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Convenient vegetable store
Syrgabekova 30. About 516 days ago, 8/22/20 Sharer's comments : Candil apples, Almaty, Kazakhstan 
Syrgabekova 30, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Convenient vegetable store
Syrgabekova 30. About 529 days ago, 8/09/20 Sharer's comments : Candil apples season has started in Almaty province 
Abylai Khan 74, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Yubileinyi supermarket
Abylai Khan 74, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 539 days ago, 7/30/20 Sharer's comments : Seasonal local apples Candil 
Zhibek Zholy 53, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Green market
Zhibek zholy 53 About 714 days ago, 2/06/20 Sharer's comments : Candil apples grown at Ile Alatau foothills 
Zhibek Zholy 53
Green market
Zhibek zholy 53 About 727 days ago, 1/24/20 Sharer's comments : Candil apples are at the Green market of Almaty |
