Prefer your fresh fruit chilled or room temp? (white wine, frozen, broil)

[bostonguy1960]

Do most prefer their apples, pears, grapes, strawberries and such to be chilled or room temperature?

I prefer them chilled, but I'm unsure if that taints the flavor somewhat?

People leave a fruit bowl on the kitchen table, but isn't it disappointing to grab a piece of fruit from there if there's one chilled in the fridge?

I realize pears and peaches are best left to ripen on the counter (in a pierced paper bag) after buying them, but still prefer them chilled when biting into them.

[DawnMTL]

Although everyone tells me that I'm wrong, I prefer my fruit chilled.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by DandJ

Although everyone tells me that I'm wrong, I prefer my fruit chilled.

You're never wrong if it's what you like. I enjoy peaches warm and apples chilled.

[toosie]

Originally Posted by bostonguy1960

Do most prefer their apples, pears, grapes, strawberries and such to be chilled or room temperature?

Some kinds I like either way - others I prefer either chilled or room temp depending on what the fruit is.

Freshly picked fruit I like as is right off the tree or wherever it grew. But for most circumstances...

Apples - chilled and crisp (no red delicious!)
Bananas - room temp
Berries (besides strawberries) - either but I tend to refrigerate them
Grapes - either but I often refrigerate them
Oranges/citrus - room temp unless it's grapefruit that's been sectioned
Peaches - room temp
Pears - room temp
Pineapple - chilled
Plums - room temp
Strawberries - room temp

Those are the basic fruits that I usually have - I'll spare you the list of all the others that I like to eat

[Hunter Wold]

Most chilled; except bananas, mangos, plums, peaches (canned chilled).
Melons= chilled.

[toosie]

Oooo I forgot about melons! Mmmm, I do love chilled watermelon. Other melons I enjoy either way but probably usually have them chilled. Yum! Thanks for the reminder Hunter!

[nmnita]

canned fruits, which I rarely eat I like chilled, other than that I don't really like much of anything chilled except white wine, ice crream and whipped cream...

[DubbleT]

Depends on the fruit
bananas, berries, and apples room temp
melons, citrus fruit, plums,pears, and kiwi chilled
grapes-FROZEN!...yum

[jlawrence01]

Personally, I like to cut a grapefruit in half, place a thin layer of raw sugar and placed under the broiler for a couple of minutes.

[brokencrayola]

I prefer chilled, except for bananas.