• DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works
    20·
    2 days ago

    Ummm…deliver better pears to the grocery store and I’ll buy some every week.

    I’ve had delicious, refreshing pears. So I know they can be good.

    Most of the pears in US grocery stores are dry grainy garbage. Like 80-90% of the time.

    The apple people figured it out. No one wants dry-ass mushy Red Delicious garbage apples. Now I can buy Cosmic Crisp or Envy apples and they are always consistently sweet, tart, juicy, and crisp. And guess what? I buy dem shits every week.

    Figure it out pear people. Get on it.

  • curiousaur@reddthat.com
    7·
    2 days ago

    I stopped eating apples and bananas and pears for some reason, until I had a kid and cut them up for him all the time. I’ve now rediscovered how great pears are.

  • Alberat@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

    i did this a month ago, ate a pear and was like wow i havent eaten a pear in decades… just strange that you just dont come across pears that often.

  • cobysev@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    2 days ago

    I know this is a shitpost, but to answer honestly… the last pear I had was when I was a child, and I’m in my 40s now.

    I still remember their wonderful taste and I haven’t been intentionally avoiding them. I just never came across an opportunity to eat one since my childhood. I’ve primarily consumed apples and oranges over the years and I can’t even remember seeing pears at the store.

    Maybe I should go check out my local grocery store and buy a few.

    • M137@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 day ago

      Highly recommend pear dessert recipe my family makes on some holidays and birthdays:

      Tosca butterscotch pears:

      1 can (850g) preserved pears halves
      100g almond shavings
      50g butter
      1/2 dl sugar
      1/2 dl golden syrup
      2 tbsp flour
      2 tbsp milk
      Good quality vanilla ice cream

      Set your oven to 200°C

      Drain the pears and put them with the flatter/inner side up on an oven safe dish (DON’T get rid of the liquid from the can, it’s delicious and worth saving for whatever)

      Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a pan and bring it to a boil

      Stir in the almond flakes, flour and milk

      Let it simmer until it thickens

      Spoon the mixture over the pears

      Put the oven dish in the oven until the mixture is golden brown on top

      Serve with the vanilla ice cream

      (Tosca is a Swedish word used for deserts with nuts, mostly almonds, and caramel/butterscotch)

    • bstix@feddit.dk
      4·
      2 days ago

      Try it, but don’t get disappointed if it doesn’t match your childhood memories at first try.

      The ones my parents had in the garden wouldn’t be found in a store. They’re honestly just plain bad, but they’re the ones I remember most fondly.

  • NastyNative@mander.xyzEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    All 100% juice base is pear juice with natural coloring and natural flavors. I love pears cold out of the fridge! Had some last week!

  • FishFace@piefed.socialEnglish
    9·
    2 days ago

    Yesterday?

    Pears are delicious. Conference pears are my favourite… Actually all other pears I’ve tried have been less good so maybe only conference pears are good. They don’t last as long as apples, but they’re amazing for about three days and decent for a few days either side. Also in my experience they don’t all ripen as uniformly as bananas, so you’re more likely to have the whole punnet edible over a week.

    You can judge the ripeness of a pear by trying to wiggle the tip - the easier it is, the riper the pear, so you can eat the ripest first.

  • cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    14·
    2 days ago

    I got an Asian pear tree, a Nijisseiki specifically, a few years ago. Asian pears are usually really good, particularly the expensive ones that come in little pear bear bras. When you have your own tree though, you can harvest at absolute peak ripeness without having to worry about them going bad. Absolutely amazing fruit. Chill it in the refrigerator for an hour or two before eating so it’s cool but not cold. Perfect dessert.