From late summer into October pears can be enjoyed fresh, poached, added to desserts, or made into sauce. Pears are ripe when the flesh around the stem gives to gentle pressure. Use right away or refrigerate for a few days. Asian pears require less spraying due to less insect and disease problems but their texture is much grainier.
Our fruits are polyamorous, flitting from love affair to love affair.
However, they do marry well with the ingredients below.
Arugula, beet greens, Belgian endive, Brussels sprouts, chicory, endive, escarole, frisée, kale, lettuce, radicchio, spinach, Swiss chard, watercress
Apple, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, cranberry, quince, raspberry, strawberry
Blood orange, clementine, lemon, mandarin, Meyer lemon, navel orange, tangerine
Fennel, hyssop, lavender, mint, rosemary, sweet cicely, tarragon, thyme
Soft or Crumbly Cheeses: Blue cheeses, chèvre, cottage cheese, cream cheese, crème fraîche, mascarpone, ricotta, sour cream, yogurt cheese
Semi-Soft Cheeses: Brie, Camembert, Taleggio
Almonds, black walnuts, hazelnuts,pecans, pistachios, walnuts
Cardamom, Chinese five spice powder, cinnamon, cloves, ground dried ginger, mace, nutmeg, star anise
Bourbon, brandy, champagne, cognac, rum, whiskey, wine
Almond (Amaretto), elderflower (St. Germain), Galliano, ginger, hazelnut (Frangelico), orange (Cointreau, Grand Marnier), pear brandy, pomegranate, raspberry (Chambord, Framboise)
Almond, orange, orange blossom water, vanilla
Citrus: Lemon, orange, blood orange, tangerine
Vinegars: Balsamic, Champagne, cider, sherry, white wine, herb vinegars, fruit vinegars
Herbs: Ginger, young ginger
Specialties: Pomegranate molasses, sumac
Ground Chili Peppers: Aleppo, kashmiri, Maraş pul biber
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