Comice pear
Pyrus communis 'Doyenné du Comice' · Pome fruit
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The Comice is widely regarded as the finest dessert pear there is — round and squat rather than tapered, with thin greenish-yellow skin often brushed with a warm red blush, and a flesh so sweet, fine-grained, buttery and juice-laden that it is eaten raw, with a spoon, and almost never cooked. Its very tenderness makes it fragile to ship, which is why it became the "Christmas pear" of luxury gift boxes and the classic pear of the cheese board.
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