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The moment fruit decides it's finally worth dying for.
means Brought to full maturity or readiness, especially of fruit that has reached its sweetest, softest, most edible stage.
from From Old English 'rīpian,' to grow ripe, tied to 'rīpe' (ripe) — itself probably linked to 'rīp,' the harvest or reaping, since ripe is simply the state of being ready to be cut and gathered. A cousin of Dutch 'rijp' and German 'reif.' The '-ened' tail marks the verb made past: the slow work of becoming ready, now finished.
- chemistry
- Ethylene gas tells fruit to soften and sweeten
- one rots all
- A single ripe apple speeds up its whole barrel
- climacteric
- Some fruits keep ripening after picking, others freeze in time
- green trick
- Bananas ship unripe, then gassed ripe on arrival
- language
- Latin root means ready for harvest
beaujolais nouveau — french wine released the third thursday of november each year, specifically aged 6-8 weeks before release
aged cheddar — english cheese from vermont sharp typically ripened for 18-24 months minimum to develop its crystalline texture
banyuls grand cru — french fortified wine from catalonia aged for minimum 30 months in oak before bottling