Friends from Scotland introduced me some years ago to the delight of eating pears with parmesan cheese; something I have done ever since. A few weeks ago I was given a couple of nashi. A nashi, for those who are ignorant of the term, is a fruit resulting from crossing an apple with a pear. It seems generally to be met with scorn amongst those with whom I am acquainted. I was advised to eat it cold from the fridge. Yesterday I had one with shaved parmesan. The texture of the nashi was similar to that of a Packham pear but without any flavour. Or perhaps the flavour is so subtle that it eluded my tastebuds.
Friends from Scotland introduced me some years ago to the delight of eating pears with parmesan cheese; something I have done ever since. A few weeks ago I was given a couple of nashi. A nashi, for those who are ignorant of the term, is a fruit resulting from crossing an apple with a pear. It seems generally to be met with scorn amongst those with whom I am acquainted. I was advised to eat it cold from the fridge. Yesterday I had one with shaved parmesan. The texture of the nashi was similar to that of a Packham pear but without any flavour. Or perhaps the flavour is so subtle that it eluded my tastebuds.
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My oldest son loves pears. I think I shall introduce him to this...we'll try it and I'll let you know what he thinks :o)
ReplyDeleteI'm told by the Nashi Queen that obviously the pear won't taste of anything if you eat it straight from the fridge. I don't know what's obvious about it but I'm told it's true.
ReplyDeleteI like Nashi - haven't eaten them cold though - just at room temperature.
ReplyDeleteJust in case you didn't know - nashi is Japanese for pear.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. I'd never heard of a nashi before and thought that this would be a novelty about which to blog. The information about eating them cold came from an orchardist. But then he wasn't a great fan anyway.
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