{"id":41421,"date":"2021-01-17T13:26:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T13:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/?p=41421"},"modified":"2021-12-29T18:36:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:36:51","slug":"pears-stepchild-fruits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/pears-stepchild-fruits\/","title":{"rendered":"Pears: The ‘Stepchild’ of Fruits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone loves apples<\/a>, they\u2019re crisp, fresh and taste goddamn good. But what about pears<\/a>? I\u2019ll be honest I\u2019m really not the biggest fan, but I also very rarely see people eating them. Why is it that we give apples so much praise, yet we shun pears and leave them at the bottom of the fruit pile?<\/p>\n

You might be reading this and thinking \u201cyou\u2019re talking nonsense, I always eat pears<\/a>\u201d and that\u2019s cool, at least someone is. But when I\u2019m food shopping, in the UK the aisles are brimming with several varieties of apple, whereas there are very few pears. Those that have been put on display are often bruised and battered. In-order to prove this menial point, I asked several friends which they preferred, to which at least 80% responded that apples were their favourite.<\/p>\n

But I think it\u2019s time we give pears some love. Especially as they are seasonal for January and February, and definitely tasting their best. Like apples, the variety of the pears depends on how it tastes and feels. Some, such as Bosc or Asian pears are crisp and often crunchy, Bartlett pears on the other hand are soft and juicy. The main factor for most pears is that they\u2019re sweet, and complement so many other foods. So let\u2019s be nice to them, they were considered a symbol of immortality after all.<\/p>\n

Best way to eat pears <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Poach them – <\/strong>If you want your pears to last longer then I\u2019d definitely recommend poaching them. This is a super easy method and you can keep the pears for up to 5 days refrigerated after being poached. Usually the firmer varieties such as Bosc pears are the best as they retain their shape.<\/p>\n

To poach them, slice the pears into halves or quarters and remove the core. Place them in a pan and cover with water. Then it\u2019s up to you to choose your flavours. Some of the best flavours to compliment poached pear include:<\/p>\n

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  • Sugar<\/li>\n
  • Honey<\/li>\n
  • Cinammon<\/li>\n
  • Vanilla<\/li>\n
  • Allspice<\/li>\n
  • Ginger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Bring to the boil and cook for 10-20 minutes. To check they are cooked, poke a knife into the pear, if it meets no resistance then you know they\u2019re done.<\/p>\n

    Grill them – <\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for a way to add pears to a savoury dish then grilling them is the way to go. Start by halving and de-coring them, then glaze the pears in honey or sugar and lemon. Grill for around 10 minutes until soft and there are griddle marks on the insides.<\/p>\n

    Grilled pears complement pork and sausages extremely well, or you can even add them to a salad to add sweeter notes. That being said, they also taste great with vanilla ice-cream or yoghurt.fruit confesion<\/p>\n

    Just eat them <\/strong>– You don\u2019t have to do anything fancy with a pear to make it taste good, just ensure it\u2019s ripe and in season. Feel free to peel it, de-core it or go full-blown cave man and just eat it as it is. Currently Comice and Concorde pears are in season and will therefore be the best options for flavour. To ripen, keep them at room temperature and out of the fridge.<\/p>\n

    Next time you\u2019re heading for a piece of fruit, why not consider a pear? If you\u2019re going to do it, now is the best time, and worst thing that will happen? You\u2019ll be left with sweet flavours running down your chin as you take a juicy bite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Everyone loves apples, but what about pears says Simply Souperlicious’ Eryn Barber. She explains why it’s time to give pears some love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":41423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_aioseo_title":"Pears: The 'Step Child' of Fruits","_aioseo_description":"Everyone loves apples, but what about pears says Simply Souperlicious' Eryn Barber. She explains why it's time to give pears some love.","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[102,90,496,509,58,182,222,384,395,89,388],"class_list":["post-41421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soup_and_soul","tag-allspice","tag-cinnamon","tag-eryn-barber","tag-fruit-confession","tag-ginger","tag-honey","tag-pear","tag-soup-and-soul","tag-soupsoul","tag-vanilla","tag-veggie-confession"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41421"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49002,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41421\/revisions\/49002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplysouperlicious.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}