Fun Fact: Best Way to Eat a Pear

It's not that this is the WRONG way... but it's sweetest by the stem. 

My plant science professor, Charlotte, was born in Denmark and told me once that everyone in the U.S. eats pears the wrong way. It didn't occur to me that there was a correct way, but I found a passage in Harold McGee's book On Food and Cooking that said that pears accumulated more sugars at the top near the stem. Remove the stem, and consume.

Apparently, eating pears like apples (going for the widest part first) can reduce our experience of the pear! Another little tip to improve our relationship to the fruit. We can't fully appreciate them unless we understand them!

Resources:

On Food and Cooking, by Harold McGee