Anjou Pear

Anjou pears, also known as d'Anjou pears, are a popular, bell-shaped European pear variety with thin, green or red skin and dense, sweet, firm flesh. They are versatile for eating fresh, as a snack, or for cooking, baking, and poaching, and are a late-season variety available from late fall to spring. To ripen, keep them at room temperature, and to check ripeness, gently press the neck, which should give slightly.