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Forest Beauty Pears
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Description/Taste
Forest Beauty pears are medium-sized fruits that have an oval, squat shape with a bulbous base tapering slightly into a rounded neck. The skin is thin, rough, covered in lenticels, and is golden yellow, developing a bright red blush on the surface exposed to the sun. Underneath the delicate skin, the flesh is crisp, ivory to pale yellow, dense, and aqueous with a central, fibrous core encasing a few brown seeds. Forest Beauty pears, when ripe, are aromatic with a slippery, tender consistency and have a very sweet flavor mixed with subtle sour notes.
Seasons/Availability
Forest Beauty pears are available in the summer through early fall.
Current Facts
Forest Beauty pears, botanically classified as Pyrus communis, are a sweet, autumn variety that belongs to the Rosaceae family. First discovered in Belgium, Forest Beauty pears are favored for their juicy, fine-grained flesh, quality flavor, and ability to be grown in a wide variety of climates. The variety was widely popular in Europe in the late 19th century and became one of the most famous pears for eating fresh, out-of-hand. Despite their easy-to-grow nature, Forest Beauty pears have a short shelf life, and the pears must be harvested one week before reaching full maturity in order to maintain their signature flavor.
Nutritional Value
Forest Beauty pears are an excellent source of fiber, which can help increase digestion and reduce inflammation in the colon and are a good source of vitamins C and K, and potassium. The pears also contain some phosphorus, calcium, iron, magnesium, and folate.
Applications
Forest Beauty pears are best suited for raw consumption as the sweet flavor and juicy nature of the flesh is showcased when consumed fresh, out-of-hand. The pears can be eaten whole, with the core discarded, sliced and tossed into green salads, mixed into fruit bowls, or delicately sliced and layered on cheese and appetizer boards. Forest Beauty pears can also be boiled in a simple syrup and made into a compote, simmered into a jam, or preserved in other methods for extended use. In addition to preserving, the pears can be baked, used as a topping on tarts, sliced and served over ice cream, or dried into a chewy, sweet snack. Forest Beauty pears pair well with honey, vanilla, crème fraiche, cheeses such as cheddar, goat, gorgonzola, and brie, bread, arugula, and nuts such as pecans, almonds, and walnuts. The fresh pears will keep 2-3 weeks when stored in the refrigerator.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
In Belgium, Forest Beauty pears are a favorite home garden variety as they are resistant to disease, a prolific producer, and can grow in cold regions with some frost. Beyond its favorable growth qualities, many of the trees planted in home gardens in Belgium have been standing for over 20-30 years, living through multiple generations of families. Many Belgium gardeners reminisce of eating the pears fresh in the garden when they were young with their parents or grandparents, giving the pears a nostalgic, youthful quality.
Geography/History
Forest Beauty pears are native to Belgium and were discovered growing naturally in a forest, which is also where the variety received its name. The pears became a popular cultivated variety through the promotion of J.B. Van Mos, a Belgian scientist, and in the late 19th century, Forest Beauty pears became one of the most famous varieties in Europe. Today Forest Beauty pears are still present in Europe, especially in the Baltic region, Ukraine, Belgium, Moldova, and Belarus, and the pears are also found in Central Asia and Russia. The Forest Beauty pears in the photograph above were discovered at the Green Market in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Central green market
улица Жибек Жолы 53, Алматы 050000, Казахстан About 69 days ago, 1/14/23 Sharer's comments : Forest pears are carefully stored till mid of January 
Microdistrict Samal-3, 1, Almaty 050000, Kazakhsta
About 78 days ago, 1/05/23 Sharer's comments : Delicious Forest beauty pears are still available in stores 
Рамстор-Алмагуль / Ramstore
About 108 days ago, 12/06/22 Sharer's comments : Forest beauty pears of Almaty region 
Базар в Орбите / Orbita Market
Orbita market
Orbita microdistrict, Birzhan str. Almaty, Kazakhstan About 134 days ago, 11/10/22 Sharer's comments : These forest beauty pears look slightly different from those sold by big supermarkets. These are grown by private farmers up in the mountains 
Kazakhfilm microdistrict, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Ecofreshmarket
Kazakhfilm microdistrict, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 147 days ago, 10/28/22 Sharer's comments : Forest beauty pears from Talgar 
Базар в Орбите / Orbita Market
«Orbita» Market
улица Биржана, Алматы, Казахстан About 189 days ago, 9/16/22 Sharer's comments : Local KZ Forest beauty pears are in season! 
Рамстор-Алмагуль / Ramstore
Magnum supermarket
Almagul microdistrict 18 A, Алматы 050000, Kazakhstan About 199 days ago, 9/06/22 Sharer's comments : The first harvest of Forest beauty pears in South Kazakhstan 
Central Green Market
Жибек Жолы 53, Алматы 050000, Казахстан About 391 days ago, 2/26/22 Sharer's comments : Forest beauty a local Kazakh variety grown next to Almaty 
Small grocery store
Розыбакиева, 75, 050046/A15P3T7, Алматы, Бостандыкский район, 1 этаж About 400 days ago, 2/17/22 Sharer's comments : Forest beauty pears of South Kazakhstan 
Kazakhstan, Almaty, Green Bazaar, Zhibek zholy str
Green Bazaar Kok bazaar
Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zhibek zholy street, 53 About 490 days ago, 11/19/21 Sharer's comments : Fresh Forest beauty pears in famous Green Bazaar of Almaty 
Magnum supermarket at the Mega park mall
About 492 days ago, 11/16/21 Sharer's comments : Delicious and fresh Forest beauty pears in local supermarket Magnum at Mega park mall 
Yubileyniy supermarket at Abylaikhana avenue, 74
About 494 days ago, 11/15/21 Sharer's comments : Sweet and fresh Forest beauty pears in local supermarket Yubileyniy 
Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zheltoksan street, 36
About 500 days ago, 11/09/21 Sharer's comments : Ripe and fresh Forest beauty pears in local supermarket Magnum 
Eco Fresh Market
Микрорайон Казахфильм, 17/1, 050023, Алматы, Казахфильм About 504 days ago, 11/04/21 Sharer's comments : This year harvest of forest beauty pears is special: big and aromatic 
Green Bazaar
Жибек Жолы 53, Алматы 050000, Казахстан About 510 days ago, 10/30/21 Sharer's comments : Selected huge forest beauty pears from Almaty region, Kazakhstan 
Compass store
Сағадат Нұрмағамбетов, 520, 050007, Алматы, Кок-Тобе, 1 этаж About 523 days ago, 10/16/21 Sharer's comments : Forest beauty pears collected in the foothills of Tian Shan 
Magnum cash and carry
улица Валиханова 98В улица Молдагулова 90Б село Жетыген, Алматы 050001 About 524 days ago, 10/16/21 Sharer's comments : Forest beauty pears of South Kazakhstan 
Becker grocery store
Сыргабекова, 30, 050023, Алматы, Баганашыл, 1 этаж About 532 days ago, 10/08/21 Sharer's comments : Kazakhstani Forest Beauty pears 
Esentai Gourmet
проспект Aль-Фараби 77/8, Алматы 050060 About 534 days ago, 10/06/21 Sharer's comments : The most popular Kazakhstani pears variety 
Tau Samal market
Алматы, Кунаева (Каменка), 35в/2 About 553 days ago, 9/16/21 Sharer's comments : Seasonal Forest beauty pears 
Small market
Мустафина, 9, 050043/A15D6F6, Алматы, Орбита 4, 1 этаж About 562 days ago, 9/08/21 Sharer's comments : Forest beauty pears from the fields of Almaty oblast 
мкр.алмагуль, 18а, Almaty 050060
Magnum cash and carry
Almagul 18a, Almaty, Kazakhstan About 576 days ago, 8/24/21 Sharer's comments : Forest beauty pears from Talgar region of Kazakhstan are in season now |
