apple pear

Asian pome fruit

An apple pear is an Asian pear—a fruit that looks like a round apple but has the crisp, grainy texture and flavor of a pear.

Unlike European pears, apple pears are eaten firm rather than soft: These apple pears are perfectly ripe but still crunchy.

Related

fruit tree · skin · core · pluot · hybridization · medlar · juicy · round · sweet · picking · fresh picked · farmers market · grocery store · bite · firm · pie · orchard · fall harvest

Opposites
fruit type classification

apple pearcitrus fruit

Tangy segmented produce

tropical fruit · stone fruit · drupe · berry · orange

Family

apple, pear, applesauce, crabapple, applecart, apple-like

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