anjou pear

Loire Valley fruit

An anjou pear is a short-necked, egg-shaped pear with smooth green or red skin and firm, mild-flavored flesh.

Unlike some varieties, anjous don't change color as they ripen.

They're good for eating fresh or cooking: The anjou pears are finally ripe.

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Categories
Opposites
pear variety characteristics

anjou pearAsian pear

Crisp round East Asian fruit

fruit texture when ripe

anjou pearpersimmon

Ebony family fruit

fruit type contrast

anjou pearapple

Crisp tree fruit

citrus · banana · mango · berry · stone fruit

Family

pear, pears

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G