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Ansault pear is an extinct cultivar pear historically grown in France and the United States.[1] The pear is now used as an example of culinary extinction and the relationship between people and food production.[2]
The flavor of the pear was described as being high quality with buttery and sweet flavor with a delicate scent.[3] The fruit's appearance was dull with green ripening to yellow color with an irregular shape. The shape is partly attributed to the pear not being used in commercial growth so other pear varieties became more common,[4] including the Bartlett, Bosc, and Anjou varieties of pears.[5]
It went extinct during the early 20th century.
References
[edit source]- ↑ Feast, Lenore Newman Excerpt from Lost (2019-12-21). "At a holiday feast, remember the foods we lost, from extinct animals to fleshy pears". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ↑ "Lost Feast: Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food". ECW Press. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ↑ "The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Pears of New York, by U. P. Hedrick". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ↑ Brockett, Bailey (2022-09-08). "The Celebrated Pear That's Been Lost To History". Tasting Table. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ↑ "Bringing Back The Foods Of Yesterday". Garden Culture Magazine. 2025-02-04. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
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