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  Bosc Pear

 I visited No frills market in Ennerdale road to select my fruit for the blog.I tried to visit St Lawrence market but it was closed since it was Monday. So I decided to visit No frills market near my house. I saw a lot of fruits like Dragon fruit, red plum, pomegranate etc. , but I decided to choose bosc pears because I have never seen that in India. Even though we have D'Anjou in India, I have never seen bosc pears in India.So I was very excited to choose this fruit even though it is common in North America.


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Brief summary of Bosc Pear :

The Beurré Bosc or Bosc is a cultivar of the European Pear grown in the northwestern U.S. states of California, Washington, and Oregon; Australia; as well as in British Columbia, Ontario and Europe, where it is sometimes called Kaiser. The Beurré Bosc was cultivated first in France. The name Bosc is given after a French horticulturist named Louis Bosc.  It is called the "aristocrat of pears".It is suitable to be used in poaching. It is one of the cheapest fruits compared to other fruits in Canada.In No frills it costed me just 1.47 $ /lb. Bosc pears are available in the fall through the early spring.


Sensory Evaluation :

 Taste : Bosc pears have a pleasantly sweet flavor with hints of fall spices.

Smell : Bosc pears have an intense honeyed aroma.

Sight : Bosc pear have long curved stem and an elongated neck that gradually ends in a rounded                      bottom.They have a golden russet-colored skin.

Hearing : They have crisp sound in them when we bite for the first time.

Touch : The flesh of a Bosc pear may be tough  but they are very not that tough inside.

                                       


Recipe for Pear Crumble Pie :

 Even though poaching is the best way to cook bosc pears, I'm going to bake it to make Pear crumble pie.



Pear Crumble Pie Recipe
                                                        Pear Crumble Pie photo by Taste of Home


Pear Crumble Pie:

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 cups sliced peeled fresh pears
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)

CRUMBLE TOPPING:

1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter

Directions

1. Preheat the oven. In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour; add the pears and toss gently to coat. Spoon into pastry shell. In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie.

2. Bake at 400° for 45-50 minutes or until pears are tender and topping is golden brown. Cover edges loosely with foil during the last 30 minutes to prevent over browning. Cool on a wire rack.  Serve.

My Experience :

Bosc pear are very common in Canada, but it was a new fruit to me. Even though i'm not a big fan of D'Anjou pear , I liked bosc pear a lot because it was very sweet in taste and it was not very soft. Also this blog helped me to learn new recipe from pears because i only knew about poaching. All in all it was a good blog and I enjoyed the experience.



 References :

http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Bosc_Pears_334.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosc_pear





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