A New Zealand dessert apple of a variety with red and yellow skin.
皇家嘎拉(新西兰做甜点用的一种红黄色苹果)
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The orchard has been planted with just half a dozen favoured varieties, the ones that sell well Cox, Braeburn, Royal Gala and one or two experimental ones, including one from China.
Royal gala, the first variety to be picked, are now fetching growers up to $3/kg in Brisbane and Sydney markets and retailing at special prices below $4.
There are only eleven varieties on the international market which are well known: Royal Gala, Mondial Gala, Fuji, Red Burn, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Elstar, Idared, Melrose, Canada Gris, Belle de Boskoop.
The Royal Gala and the Jon-a-Gold are still the top two rated apples in my orchard.
When I visited they were packing Royal Gala for the supermarket, who had specified that the apples should be 60% red and above a certain diameter, measured to the nearest millimetre.
Origin
1960s: originally Gala, but renamed following a visit by Queen Elizabeth II, who was impressed by this variety.