How do pears taste

Anjou pears are another top choice and Concorde and French butter pears are also reliable. Pears should fall apart when making things like pear sauce or butter. As an extra bonus, Bartletts are plentiful at markets, so they're always there when you need them. Consider too, mixing pears of both types. For instance, a combination of Bartletts and Bosc in a pie can be lovely.

The Bosc pears hold their shape beautifully when surrounded by a Bartlett pear sauce. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile.

Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. This is a good pear for making jams, jellies, and sauces. Characteristics: Of the two types of Anjou pears, the green pears are easier to find, although red Anjous are gaining ground. Short, squat, and very plump, these pears look as if they almost have no neck—giving them an egg-like appearance.

Both varieties have a smooth skin with flesh that's juicy and firm. Green Anjous stay green, even when fully ripened. These are best eaten raw. Characteristics: This apple-shaped pear is unusual in many regards. First, it has a very unpearlike shape. Second, the skin's texture is a little gritty and not as soft as that of other pears. Third, the flesh isn't especially juicy relatively speaking and has a crispness that borders on crunchy. Fourth, it lacks a typical "pear" flavor.

And finally, unlike many fruits, the Asian pear is ripe when it's firm, not when it becomes more pliable to the touch. Take advantage of the Asian pear's characteristics by eating it raw and in salads and slaws. Characteristics: Comice pears come in both red and green varieties. Comice red pears, however, are still relatively new, having been first found in the orchard in the s. Both red and green Comice pears have skin that breaks very easily, and they are very sweet, creamy textured, and juicy.

It's popular in holiday gift fruit baskets, so it has become known as the "Christmas pear. Highly prized by the French, enjoy this pear with a good French Brie or another soft creamy fromage. Bartlett pears are one of the most common varieties. They turn from green to yellow when ripe; a red variety is grown, too. A Bartlett's juicy sweetness and buttery texture makes it a delicious pear for eating fresh. Bartletts are summer pears; they first appear in August and are available through January.

Bosc pears have matte, bronze-toned skin; a long, sloping neck; and a firm, crunchy texture. Their nutty-sweet flavor and crisp texture makes them a good choice for pies, tarts, chutneys, compotes, and poaching.

Boscs are a fall-winter pear. They first appear in September and are available through April.