Fruity food gimmicks have always fallen flat with me, and I have no patience for giving cute names to something like citrus (looking at you, Cutie, and judging you, Halo). So when I first heard about cotton candy grapes, I ignored them until I saw Pati Jinich use them in this recipe, and a co-worker brought some in and I got to try one.
This shit is the real deal – and it tasted like… wait for it…. cotton fucking candy. Not in an annoying, cloying way, but very much like a sweet echo and approximation of the cotton candy sweetness, grounded in a bright grape.
As we prepare for summer recipes (I do like to plan ahead) this variety will prove a fun twist to any grape dish – and a highlight of any fruit salad. Pop a few in your mouth and see what you think. It was enough to transform even a skeptical non-believer like myself.
