Tuesday, September 14, 2010

5. Pear

The pear is one of the delicate fruits in the known universe. They originated from China about 3000 years ago, and they later migrated into other parts of Asia and all over Europe. Pears actually contain hydroxycinnamic acid, which actually, just like guavas, help repress stomach aches and prevent stomach cancer.

Pear trees vary from many sizes, some rising up to 25 feet while others grow only up to 8 feet. Either way, they both produce delicious fruits that can tingle your taste buds from the end of your tongue to the very tip of it.

As like other fruits, they can be eaten raw, or cook in various ways. However, one unique way is to drink pears, and no, I dont mean from juice, I actually mean from tea!

After doing a little research, I found out that they dry the fruit, and also the leaves, and put it in the teabag. People had said the tea has a very original taste, while at the same time tasting the sweet essence of the pear.









One last unique I found while looking up the web would be pear sculptures. Many artists find pears to be fairly easier to sculpt than ice, which makes them resilient to the heat.