A pair of pears! (Pear Tree)

Member Name: i_am_joy

Product:	Pear Tree
Date:	22/05/09 (49 review reads)
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Advantages: Keep well, look and taste great

Disadvantages: ----------

Me and pears have a strange relationship, I don't eat much fruit but try to get at least one or two pieces down a day. I am aware of the health benefits of eating a wide range of different coloured fruits, so pears are my contribution towards the 'green' sector as I find apples too difficult to eat now that some of my teeth are unfortunately not my own. The problem with pears, for me, is the fact that I don't particularly like them so they do tend to have to be as near perfect as possible in order for me to eat one.

For this reason I have begun to buy the bags of Kids Funsize Pears from Tesco, you get eight or nine small pears and they cost £1.49 which I think is very good value as the equivalent weight at my local farmer's market would probably cost at least as much and very possibly more considering the rate at which their prices are rising. I'm all for supporting the local community, but there is a point at which you feel you are being ripped off by the very people you are trying to support - but here is not the place for that rant!

I like the fact that these pears are usually ripe enough for eating from the day I buy them, I do rummage around for the ripest feeling bag of pears available but mostly they all have that softness that indicates a pear ready for eating.

I have no idea what variety of pear these are, they are small and fat with a wide rounded bottom (not unlike myself) and a lovely matte skin which is generally totally unblemished. I do know that without exception the pears are juicy and flavoursome with a wonderfully sweet flavour throughout the whole pear, even the skin seems slightly sweeter than other pears I have eaten which sounds ridiculous but is nevertheless true.

They are easy to peel if you want to, the skin is so soft that even a butter knife would peel these if you had nothing else to hand - not that I've tried peeling a pear with a butter knife, but I imagine it would certainly be possible with these.

I know these pears appeal to children more than the skinnier, dirtier looking pears I buy from the market as my granddaughters' and other small visitors will ask for one of these when I offer them the fruit bowl whereas if there are only market pears in there then they will usually opt for apples. I also prefer them in both appearance and taste as the flavour seems condensed into the smaller pears to give them a really fresh and naturally fruity taste which leaves my mouth feeling refreshed and my thirst quenched.

Summary: Lovely and juicy, the perfect pear for me!