Canning Asian pears, requires meticulous attention, especially given their low acidity. To safely prepare these fruits for preservation, it's advisable to add bottled lemon juice to each jar prior to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pear season is here, and lucky for us, the options are endless. And while stout, green Anjou pears and soft, juicy Bartletts have ...

On a recent spring morning, I found myself leaving an appointment in New York City’s Chinatown. As I spilled onto the sidewalk, I faced all sorts of unfamiliar fresh produce displayed on tables on ...

You may have never heard of Asian pears, but once you've tasted one, you'll want your own tree so you can have all the fruit you can eat. Asian pears (Pyrus pyrifolia) are also known as "apple pears" ...

Asian Pears are a flavorful, refreshing and crunchy base for a simple starter "salad" that relies on the best quality ingredients to make it refined and special. If you are like me, everyone I know is ...

After absorbing unknown preservatives, Chinese pears can remain fresh for five months in normal environmental conditions in Vietnam, a Vietnamese food safety official has warned. Pham Xuan Da, the ...

This week's look at what's new, bountiful or mysterious in the produce aisles. One of the most popular fruits in China, Japan and South Korea has a growing following here as well. It's easy to see why ...

This week in the paper I wrote about Oriana Kruszewski a one-woman Johnny Asian-pear-seed who grows over 20 varieties of the fruit in her Skokie backyard. Unsurprisingly I wound up with quite a few ...