Red vineyard peach - almost extinct rarity from the Mosel region

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• Red vineyard peach - almost extinct rarity from the Mosel region
• Peach with blood red color
• Red peach tastes especially in processed form
• Recipe ideas - from sweet to savory
• Sweet vineyard peach specialties
• Hearty ideas
• Tips & Tricks

Red vineyard peach - almost extinct rarity from the Mosel region

Peaches are available in many different colors, which is why the different varieties of the "fruit of the gods" are distinguished, especially with regard to their pulp color. Most peach varieties have a white or yellow pulp, while only a few varieties are bright red. Probably the most famous red peach is the almost extinct red vineyard peach.

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Peach with blood red color

The ripe fruits of the red vineyard peach are consistently - that is, both the provided with a very firm skin peel and the pulp to the core - bright red. For this reason, the variety is often referred to as "blood peach". However, there are also bright red to white varieties of vineyard peach, which, however, have no flavor in taste. The relatively small tree blooms relatively early with pretty pink flowers, also the plant prefers a warm and sunny climate.

Red peach tastes especially in processed form

A hundred and more years ago, plantings of the red vineyard peach were also normal in the German wine-growing regions (especially on the Moselle). Peach groves are already occupied for the 16th and 17th centuries. By the end of the 20th century, however, the plant would have been almost forgotten, but its extinction was prevented just in time. The aroma of the red vineyard peach is very intense, but at the same time anything but peachy-sweet. The fruits taste quite dry and are therefore rarely eaten raw. Instead, this peach can be processed in a variety of sweet and savory foods. Only then does he unfold his wonderful aroma.

Recipe ideas - from sweet to savory

Before any preparation, you should peel off the very firm, furry shell of this variety. This is best done by briefly brewing the fruit with boiling water. Then you dissolve the pulp from the quite tight seed kernel and can now prepare the ripe peach as desired.

Sweet vineyard peach specialties

Hearty ideas

Red vineyard peaches can be boiled or even frozen.

Tips & Tricks

Lovers of rare tomato plants also find, under the name "Red Peach", a tomato variety from the Victorian period, whose appearance is reminiscent of a peach. The corresponding seeds can be purchased in specialized online shops.