Abate Fetel Pears Delivery or Pickup

Abate Fetel pears, also called Abbe Fetel pears, comprise one of thousands of pear varieties. They have more elongated shapes than most pears. As long as you spit out the seeds, you can eat the skin and the core or seedbed. These fruits are medium to large and often slightly curved near the stem. The skin is bronze, golden, or yellowish-green, and they have brown patches or freckles. Abate Fetel pears often have pink russeting or blush as well.  

A monk named Abbot Fetel discovered these pears in eastern France in 1865, and he grew them on his monastery. When he has transferred to another monastery in Italy, he brought the seeds with him. For many years, Abate Fetel pears were only grown in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region, and people can't grow official Italian Abate Fetel pears anywhere else. Today, people worldwide are starting to cultivate Abate Fetel pears, and they're becoming more popular in the United States and South America along with Italy.

With the high-tech, convenient Instacart app, you can look for your favorite Abate Fetel pears and Abate Fetel pear products and get them brought to your office or home in as little as 2 hours! You can also travel to a store nearby and pick up your order yourself. With Instacart, choosing your Abate Fetel pear products is easy.

Abate Fetel pears may have some brown patches, but you should avoid any fruits with bruises, wrinkled skin, or large soft spots. Growers usually harvest Abate Fetel pears just before they become ripe and fall off the tree to avoid bruising. You should still be able to see part of the stem where someone removed the pears you choose from their trees. Most of the fruit is firm when ripe, but you should be able to feel a slightly soft area near the stem. The skin should feel a bit rough as well.

After they're fully ripe, Abate Fetel pears taste best when you eat them on the same day. If they're too ripe, they could have a mushy or mealy texture. Abate Fetel Pears that aren't ripe yet won't taste as sweet. Fortunately, you can delay ripening for several weeks by keeping your pears in your refrigerator's vegetable crisper. You can also rinse off the ripe fruit, chop it, and freeze it.

Like apples, the flesh of Abate Fetel pears is white or beige, and it turns brown after it's exposed to air for a while. However, this shouldn't impact the taste. Abate Fetel pears are in season in Italy in August and September, but you can find them anytime through Instacart!

Abate Fetel pears are related to apples and roses. Like these plants, they have sweet flesh and a slightly floral aroma. They're crisp and juicy, and they taste great raw or in baked goods like cakes, pies, and tarts. You can bite them like you would apples, eat them on fruit salads or green salads, or combine them with crackers or bread and gourmet cheeses. To make muffins or cakes more moist and sweet, add Abate Fetel pears to the batter.

You can also add them to chicken salad, slaw, or savory dishes like barbecue or roasted chicken. Pear juice, preserves, jellies, and jams are delicious as well. Pear cider is called perry, and it's popular in the United Kingdom.