Which pear to use?
In autumn, choose the Doyenné du Comice, a local pear since it was created in Angers in the 19th century.
It’s fleshy, melting and fragrant. Some don’t recommend it for dessert… Me, I buy this variety as soon as I find it, because it tastes excellent.
You know it’s ripe when, pressing gently with a finger near the stalk, it’s very soft. Careful — that’s not the case with other varieties like the Williams, which changes colour and turns yellow when ripe… Ask your grower or greengrocer for advice, because an unripe pear isn’t good, and an overripe one is no better… It would be a shame to put yourself off them simply because you didn’t eat them on the right day ^^
