The Bosc variety of this fruit is excellent for baking or poaching
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Bosc - USA Pears  Bosc: Only a handful of heirloom pear varieties have been cultivated into the delicious ... varieties have been carefully cultivated into the juicy, delicious fruit known as ... other pear varieties, so they are ideal for use in baking, broiling or poaching. ... Of course, they are also excellent for fresh eating, particularly by those who...
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Fun Facts & FAQs - USA Pears  General Questions | Pear Ripening | Flavor and Cooking ... A:Pears are a unique fruit in that they ripen best off the tree. ... Lightly poaching pears will also slow the browning and is a good way to prepare pears for use in salads. .... A: Firmer varieties such as Bosc, Anjou, or Concorde are best for heated applications like...
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Comparing Different Types of Pears and How To Use Them  Jul 24, 2015 ... At Azure's orchards, Asian, d'Anjou, Bosc, Comice and Concord ... The term Asian pear describes a large group of pear varieties having crisp, juicy fruit. ... d'Anjou is excellent for fresh eating, baking, poaching and roasting...
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Pears - WholeHealthMD  Imported Bosc pears and a Bartlett-like variety called Packham are in season from ... slightly underripe fruit will hold its shape better for poaching or baking than...
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Bosc - Borton Fruit  Bosc are sweeter earlier in the ripening process over other pear varieties. ... Excellent for baking, broiling and poaching as they have a more firm, dense flesh...
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Pretty and perfumed, the pear was once a fruit of great ceremony ...  Aug 29, 2001 ... Warm chocolate, velvety vanilla ice cream and a perfectly poached ... The French classic, tart tatin, features pan-caramelized pears atop ... Louise Bonne and Beurre Superfin also have these characteristics, but ... The pear is placed on top and then drizzled with warm chocolate sauce. ... Poire Belle Helene.
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Mediterranean Fruits - Purdue University  Aug 22, 1997 ... Traditional Mediterranean fruit and nut crops include grapes, olives, figs, almonds, ..... The most famous are: 'White Adriatic' (syn. ... The "Smyrna-types" include the popular Turkish cultivar known as 'Sarilop' in Turkey and...
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Nuriche Antioxidant Rich Fruits and Berries | High ORAC Blend  30 ANTIOXIDANT RICH FRUITS & BERRIES - ORAC BLEND ... Because the berry is so rich in Vitamin C, and citrus was not so readily available .... as a source of food and introduced them to starving English settlers around 1620. .... Count Odette Phillipe brought the seeds from the Bahamas in 1823, and is credited for the...
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Tropical fruit from Hawaii - Travel Photo Discovery  Tropical fruit from Hawaii are available at farmers markets, fruit stands and grocery stores. ... When visiting the islands it's easy to find a variety of fresh fruit grown locally and ... Flavor is sweet, juicy with fruity taste to the translucent skin. ... Brazilian or Cayenne cherry and they have a cherry-like taste ranging from sweet to...
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Pyrus communis - Expand Your Mind - Topics  It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from ... Origin The cultivated European pear (P. communis subsp. communis) is thought to ... a winter pear commonly called just d'Anjou); 10% Beurr Bosc (France, also ... Red Bartlett', 'Sensation Red Bartlett', 'Rosired Bartlett'); 'Rocha' (Portugal)...
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A-Z of fruit and veg - Great Grub Club  Avocados are a good source of essential fats (the good ones) - one of the few fruits or ... eat is the lovely flowerhead - the flowers are usually green but sometimes purple. ... A courgette is a type of squash and if it isn't picked early, it grows into a marrow! .... You have to peel off the skin to eat the soft, juicy flesh inside.
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Types of Pears: Bartlett, Asian, Anjou, Bosc and Comice Pears ...  Jul 10, 2015 ... Unlike other pear varieties, most Asian pears are sold ready to eat, and ... The Anjou is the most abundant and least expensive of the winter pears. The Anjou is oval-shaped, and somewhat stubby, with smooth yellow-green skin and creamy flesh. It has a slightly blander taste than that of a Bosc or Bartlett.
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Fresh fruit and vegetables - Visit Jamaica  From ackee to breadfruit and Jamaican plums, indulge in our exotic delights. ... As a tropical island with beautiful climate all year round, we have hundreds of ... Stinking Toe: This rather peculiar fruit gets its name from its semblance to a big fat toe. ... Sour Orange: Also known as bitter or Seville orange, this citrus is usually...
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A Pear Primer - Allrecipes Dish  When it comes to fall fruit, crisp-tart apples usually steal the spotlight, but it's ... pears are best eaten fresh and what types are good for cooking and baking. ... If you need ripe pears for a specific occasion, it's best to plan ahead several days. ... Bosc Pear ... They can be eaten raw or cooked, and are exquisite as a garnish on...
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Eating and Baking Pears - When to Use Which Type - Local Foods  Juicy, soft, sweet pears are one of my favorite fruits, but the generic "pear" on ... Or a poached pear? ... If the recipe isn't specific, you can figure out which pear would work best with this ... All ripe pears can be enjoyed raw, either eaten out-of-hand or sliced into ... Bosc pears are wonderfully crisp, with a delicate sweet flavor.
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the hawaiian variety of dioscorea pentaphylla, an edible yam ... - JStor  Primary crops of the Pacific Island peoples, as Cocos nuc? fera, Colocada esculenta, Ipomoea Batatas, Artocarpus ... implies its esteem by the early Polynesian colonists. Its tubers, of course, were easily carried. .... was chewed and gave much starchy soft food, but the fibres ... version of the Hawaiian name of the species.
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J! Archive - Show #2628, aired 1996-01-24  This fruit dessert is known as Betty for short ... The short-, medium- or long-grain type of this may be used to make pudding .... Bergamot was named for its scent's resemblance to the Bergamot type of this fruit...
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Pears: Kitchen Basics - Harvest to Table  Dec 22, 2006 ... There are more than 5000 varieties of pears. ... European pears are best when ripened off the tree. ... It's probably the case now that the pears you select this week at the ... If you don't mind the rough skin, the Bosc is good choice for eating ... The Bartlett is a summer and early fall pear.  d'Anjou. The main...
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All Varieties | Page 11 - Big Horse Creek Farm  A dependable variety which leafs out very late in the Spring, thus avoiding  ... Fruit is medium-sized with pale yellow skin flushed with light pink. The flesh is firm, ... Described as resembling Red Delicious and making a wonderful apple cider. Fruit is ... It was first grown on the farm of Jesse Hiatt of Peru, Iowa about 1870.
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Golden Pineapples - Produce Pete's!  Dragon fruit is a beautiful fruit grown in Southeast Asia, Mexico, Central and South ... Star Fruit  Carambola The star fruit or carambola (Averrhoa carambola*) is a unique tropical fruit that is gaining ... The juicy flesh is mostly water and does not hold up well when heated. ... The Cayenne pineapple is the Hawaiian variety.
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Chapter 14 - Fruits  A citrus fruit commonly has a brightly colored, thick outer rind called a peel. ... A strawberry is a bright red, heart-shaped fruit covered with tiny black seeds. ..... Tropical fruits can range in flavor from sweet to tangy and in texture from soft to crisp. .... seeds that resemble peppercorns and have a sharp taste similar to pepper.