Fruit
Asian Pear
About This Entry
Asian pear offers crunchy, juicy sweetness with subtle floral notes in Korean salads and Japanese gift fruit — its crisp pome character pairs with sake, off-dry Riesling, and light Pinot Grigio.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- pear
At a Glance
Group
Pomes
Classification
Fruits
Usage intensity
primary
Scientific name
Pyrus pyrifolia
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Asian Pear
- Classification
- Fruits
- Group
- Pomes
- Scientific name
- Pyrus pyrifolia
Taxonomy
- Usage intensity
- primary