What Is an Asian Pear?

Pay attention because we're about to solve a grocery store mystery for you.

If you've been walking through the fruits and vegetables and come across these nearly round, yellow looking apples - these aren't apples but are actually Asian pears! Don't worry, there are still quite a few people who call them "apple pears."

From the very first bite, the name "apple pear" seems to fit this unique fruit perfectly. The Asian pear or "apple pear" is a delicious combination of both sweet and very juicy. The texture of the fruit is a bit rough like the inside of a pear, not smooth like an apple. But the "apple pear" is sweet and juicy, just like an apple. So you can understand now how the name easily fits this yellow nearly round fruit to a "T."

I personally would encourage you to give this wonderful fruit a try if you enjoy apples and pears as you will probably enjoy the Asian pear a lot. The Asian pear has become quite popular in the U.S.A. and in other places as this unique fruit has made an appearance.

One of the surprising things about this fruit is that it does not need to spend time ripening on your counter, as your traditional pears often require. These pears are ready to eat - whenever you are ready to eat it! It makes a perfect handy snack and is also delicious cut into slices or chunks in your salad.

Kids like Asian pears too. Some kids are a bit hesitant to try foods they have never eaten before. But the apple pear looks so similar to both the apple and the pear, it can easily remind them of both fruits. If you explain that it tastes similar to both an apple and a pear and that it is sweet and juicy like an apple but it "feels" like a pear in your mouth - then this will make them very curious and they'll simply have to take a bite. Before you know it they will take another bite and another. The Asian pear will be gone and they will want another one!

Asian pears are delicious. Enjoy your Asian pears for snacks or added to meals for a sweet and fruity taste.