{"id":1907,"date":"2014-02-20T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2014-02-20T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T10:10:00","slug":"discovering-ya-pears-or-chinese-white-pears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1907","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Ya Pears or Chinese White Pears"},"content":{"rendered":"

"Sweetest Pear" said the sign on the Chinese White Pears or Ya Pears<\/a> at Russo's in Watertown.<\/a> Each pear was wrapped in tissue and one of those little stretchy plastic net socks.<\/p>\n

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Once unwrapped, they were lovely to look at and phtotograph, even just sitting there on the cooktop.<\/p>\n

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I loved their plump shape and interesting stem. They seem to be an Asian pear shaped like a very pale Comice pear.<\/p>\n

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Once sliced, they proved to have a finer texture and much more flavor and aroma.<\/p>\n

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The Ya pears made a perfect afternoon snack. I might like to use these in a salad, perhaps with some butter lettuce and hazelnuts or almonds and a lemon vinaigrette.<\/p>\n

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