Pears

Pears are wonderfully versatile. They can be poached, roasted, grilled, preserved, dried or crystallised.

And they’re good for you, too. Pears are a good source of potassium and vitamins C, B1 and B2 and are great at alkalising the body.

Know your pears:

Bon Chretien, the first pear of the season, has a prominent flavour and aroma, and turns from green to yellow when ripe.

Golden Russet Bosc is a cinnamon-coloured pear with a long neck. It is extremely sweet with a firm texture.

Packham’s Triumph never turns yellow, even when ripe, and has a wonderful clean, sweet flavour.

Forelle is crisp and very sweet, and the most popular local pear.

Abate Fetel is similar to Golden Russet Bosc, but its flesh is soft and buttery.

Comice is our best eating pear. It is prone to wind marks and therefore often looks poor, but it has a wonderful, smooth, buttery texture and is sweet and juicy.