I've had some spectacular Golden Delicious apples. I hypothesize that these otherwise mealy apples in the right condition have a soft pearish texture rather than a crisp cucumber-like one, but it is a fragile structure that degrades more rapidly.

It very much depends on when and where you buy them.

Fresh, these are superb. After a week on a shelf, they get soft and a bit bland.

> I love Golden Delicious apples. To me they are the standard of what a green apple should taste like.

Nor are Golden Delicious' green, so I guess they do mean Granny Smith

Down here in the Netherlands most Golden Delicious are green, only seldom are they yellow. Mealy is when they are not saved well, more often they have a bit of bite. And juicy they are. It might differ per region.