Pear
Pyrus communis · Pome fruit
10 varietiesTop 10 pairings
Picked firm and ripened off the tree, the European pear is a sweet, fine-grained fruit. A good dessert pear turns buttery and melting and drips with honeyed, floral juice; no apple ever reaches that texture.
Picking a good onedrag
UnderripeOverripe
Just ripeEat itNeck yields, body still firm. Slices clean for salads, cheese, tarts.
NeckGives to gentle thumb press
FleshBody still firm to a thumb
SkinTaut with a faint sheen
SmellFaint sweetness at the neck
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What you get from one
90%
Edible part
178 g · core out
198 g
Weight each
each one
70%
Juice
700 ml a kilo, pressed
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 7× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented, never airtight
Airflow