Reviewing Portugal's Famous PEARS - Weird Fruit Explorer

[@WeirdExplorer]

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[@darriendastar3941]

The 'stretched out' pear looks like an older version of a Conference pear, which is pretty common in the UK. I used to live in a part of south east London that was famous for its pear orchards back in Georgian and Victorian times. I had a very old pear tree in my garden that used to produce fruits very like the one you have. Modern varieties of Conference pears tend to be smaller and slightly more bulbous.

[@New_maker526]

Giraffe pear

[@jeanproctor3663]

I was coming here to say I thought the long pear was a Conference as well. This is my favourite and the one I grew up with.

[@humanbeingnotahumandoing1]

I lived in south spain for the last months and we had the same pears there, they called them conferencia, just wanted to say😁

[@rld1982]

Conference pears weren't bulbous the last time I looked - still long and narrow. I have horrible memories of conference pears from my parents' trees. They were always dry and tasteless. Having watched this, maybe I should try one again 😂. Rocha pears are really nice, so I never choose conference pears over them.

[@darriendastar3941]

@@rld1982 The pears that came from my tree were wonderful. Agreed that they weren't as juicy as some other pears, but they had masses of flavour. However, the difference might be because the tree was so tall, the only way you could collect the pears was when they were so ripe they'd fall off the tress.

[@aliencat11]

If you ever get to the UK, in particular Wales, there is a medieval apple called the Bardsley Island Apple. It was found growing the the ruins of a 13th century abbey on Bardsley Island. I read that it has a unique flavor.

[@cheebahjones420]

Fun fact you can buy clones from the Arborists who are trying to save the mother tree. So you can grow the apple at your home.

[@Ohwhale79]

I recognize that internal "I can't believe I just said that" scoff. 😆😆😆 Pears were my favorite fruit when I was a kid! Especially the sweet and soft juicy ones!

[@SageThyme23]

Its interesting that you treated the long pear with such mystery. I grew up with a tree in my garden that had pears just like that. It was an old Victorian house in the UK

[@WeirdExplorer]

They aren't common in the USA :)

[@FlyByWireUk]

Definitely a large Conference pear, my favourite variety. 😋 Very common in London UK. They grow here and are easy to find in the supermarkets.

[@SamuelButts]

@@WeirdExplorer conference pears are great, but they need to be properly ripened and often are not sold fully ripe

[@IcestormTundra]

I like conference pears, but the skin on them annoys me. They remind me of school fruit snacks after morning break :)

[@Stupha_Kinpendous]

You had me at "com-PEAR-ison." Drinks for you.

[@kedgee]

As someone with an interest in empires, one of the deciding factors in which ones would be successful are the amount of fruit which could be shipped to other countries. Portugal is fairly abundant in fruit, one of the factors leading to it's continued existence as an empire. Great video!

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

Funny how Portugal is one of the few last empires I existence

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

The Williams pear is usually sold as Bartlett in the U.S. It's used to make an eau de vie called Poire Williams.

[@SimJan.]

The long ones (Abate Fetel) are actually very common autumn pears in most of Europe, they store well, so they are available in Autumn and Winter here. As of the Williams pear, it's a summer pear, meaning the one you tried certainly wasn't from here, which would explain the flavor being meh. When in season, it's amazing though.

[@misterjib]

the long one looks like a conference pear, common in UK. when really ripe i slice thinly and eat with some soft blue cheese and crackers. so delicious

[@justicedean5726]

Try the bottled pêra rocha (peh’-da ho’-sha) juice from Compal at any cafe, it’s amazing. Bem vindo a Portugal ❤️💚

[@WeirdExplorer]

Next time!

[@100oracle]

Watching your videos has become therapeutic for me lately, something about hearing you describe flavors is very calming for me.

[@AwesomeFish12]

I'd like to see a review of the tiny cider pears used to make perry(pear cider). And the little wild European and British apples, which are mostly used for cider making. Back in ancient times they would have been the only varieties available in the region and were gathered from the wild.

[@briancrispano828]

Excellent Pear review!!! I’m big fan of Pears, Figs, and Persimmons.

[@john3_14-17]

There are lots of long pear varieties. Conference and Abate Fetel are two examples (Conference is a British pear, Abate Fetel is French but more popular in Italy these days).

[@Robert_Hermigua]

Abate Fetel is also very popular in Germany. It is among the 3 most popular varieties and quite often available in supermarkets.

[@BJCMXY]

Abate Fetel is my favorite pear, and if you're ever in Montpelier, Vermont (not France, that has two "L" s in it) you might find it for sale at Hunger Mountain Co-op. However, you're more likely to find Red or Green Anjou pears, or Asian Pears... Depending on the season though, you can find more then 12 varieties of apples at any point in time, which switch out as the season progresses. I have actually seen a surprising number of fruits that have been mentioned here too. So, occasionally when he brings up a "rare" fruit, I can actually say I've seen it before... And I have never lived outside of Vermont. 🤣

[@john3_14-17]

​@@BJCMXY I had the blessing of being able to get some Abate Fetel pears from a grocery store in Maryland called Mom's Organic Market. They were distributed by Awe Sum Organics. Abate Fetels, compared to other pears I've had, taste very sweet, with some floral notes and a hint of citrus, just barely noticeable. The skin is thick but not tough like Red D'Anjou can be. The closest pear I've had to it in terms of flavor is Packham's Triumph that was sold as 'Autumn Bartlett' (it is not a Bartlett). The differences are that Packham's triumph is a bit more citrusy, a bit less sweet, and has more juice. But the pears were still similar flavor-wise. PT has a bumpy appearance. What I like about AF best is that the pears are very forgiving when ripening them. If they are eaten a bit early, they will be like a Bosc pear, but with the Abate Fetel flavor. And if eaten when ripe, they have a firm, very sweet, moderately juicy flesh. I saved some of the seeds and am growing my own seedlings to see what comes of them.

[@john3_14-17]

@@Robert_Hermigua Seems like AF and Conference are more popular in Europe than America. I've only seen Abate Fetel in a supermarket once, never seen a Conference in person before.

[@franciscavanraalte7483]

Hi Jared.The long pear is Pyrus communis "" Conference ", variety from UK, 1894. One of the 2 most sold pear types sold in the Netherlands to eat out of hand. The other one is Pyrus communis "" Doyenne du Comice"' ; originates from France, 1849.Another one is Pyrus communis "' Gieser Wildeman" mostly used in cooking, especially at christmas time. The peaar is poached in red wine with cinnamon and some other spices.Originates from the Netherlands, fairly dry, not nice to eat out of hand.You should visit the Netherlands and try some om the local fruit, lots of very tasty apples, soft fruit, etc.really enjoy your channel Jared, learned a lot from watching the episodes.Thanks for sharing.Keep up the great work you do & keeping us informed about all of the fruits from around the world.

[@mirandamom1346]

Incompearable review 😉

[@hidupkampung9429]

For us in tropical areas, i think it is very interesting when you review fruits like this. Maybe you can do with varieties of apples as well

[@applegal3058]

I like Bartlett pears 🍐. I used to bottle them in simple syrup, and the syrup would be as good as the fruit. Yum!

[@enriquekahn9405]

Pears are my favorite fruit to eat out of hand. I like the long juicy ones (sorry,I'm not in the States and my local markets aren't reliable about labeling varieties) and this Pera Rocha sounds right up my alley. That said if I could find one I would 100% want to grow one or two of the long pears you showed in my yard.

[@yojimbo4519]

"Compearison" 👏 Bravo! Your execution was flawless!

[@ricardocarvalho838]

A fruit i would recomend you to try and get are the "Medronhos" it grows mostly wild but sometimes is possible to find on market or online. (its the fruit from the tree "arbutus unedo")

[@puppyyuki7077]

The long pear looks like the ones we have in grocery shops in Sweden. The way we eat it is by breaking off the top, nibble on the top (so you don't waste too much) and then eat the pear from top to bottom.

[@philipszente2971]

Conference päron

[@malcolmhalvarson2118]

Another Swede here. I've never heard of that way of eating pears. And also: they are not NEARLY that long. I'd guess they are just Conference pears, as has been mentioned.

[@malcolmhalvarson2118]

Looking at other comments it seems I am wrong and Conference pears (at least older versions) are indeed long.

[@willywonka7812]

They are in Ireland too. In Aldi I think

[@toddburgess5056]

Nothing beats a perfectly ripe pear, nothing is worse than a crunchy unripe pear lol

[@MoniMeka]

Lol right! When he said it was crispy, I was like, is it ripe? 🤔

[@AdamosDad]

The same could be said of persimmons, lol. By the way they both are my favorites.

[@Ajaxykins]

​@@AdamosDad @toddburgess5056 You two hit the nail on the head! Persimmons and pears at the perfect ripeness are unearthly I'd say the same for Japanese Shimizu White Peaches. One of these fruits at their peak cannot be matched.

[@AdamosDad]

@@Ajaxykins Having spent a lot of time in Japan several years ago I think I may have had them. I'm going to do some research to see about availability and try them. Thank you for the tip.

[@Ajaxykins]

@@AdamosDad I used to live there when my dad was in the Navy. It might be hard finding the primo quality that was available to me at the time as we normally bought our fruits from a farmer's booth directly. They would be grown for quality over quantity (check out japanese fruit farming methods!) and always the perfect ripeness. As a kid I'd bother my mom to buy a big 5 pound bag... it'd be gone in 3 days haha! I think the ones you find in their supermarkets that are at that level are super expensive. Just like anywhere else it's best to buy directly from the source to avoid huge markups

[@felixtheswiss]

In Switzerland we have a famous Schnaps made from the Williams pear. Called Williams, its also used to be grown inside of the bottle.

[@michaelgusovsky]

i haven't tried the schnapps, but swiss pear brandy is excellent, etter poire williams. etter zuger kirsch (cherry brandy) is possibly even better.

[@alittlebitgone]

I believe a Williams Pear is the same thing as a Bartlett Pear.

[@TrustworthyFella]

How could you be so ashamed of your fantastic compearing pun? I have to say, this drastically changed my pearception of your humorous side a 100 pearcent! Edited to add: a little further in the video you mentioned Shakespeare's pear, i couldn't let that slide :) What if Shakespeare shook a pear? Or maybe made a milkshake from pears and then shook that? The headline: 'Shakespeare shakes pear-shake'.. And then you have to read that out loud 100 times fast... Maybe i'm taking this too far🤔

[@eev14]

I didn't know Portugal was much of a pear country, I do know however that we here in the Netherlands grow a lot of apple and pear varieties, the most notable thing is that we have "stoofpeertjes" which is a hot sweet stewed pear dish served during the holidays as a side-dish. It's similar to the Portugese dish because we stew the pears in red wine, pink sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Once done they're so soft that they melt in your mouth.. Most commonly we use "Gieser Wildeman" pears (these are small, bulbous, red/brown and very very hard and dry), they're sold pretty much exclusively for making this dish.

[@John-qn6ex]

I think it's pretty crazy that you said the Williams pear didn't have the best flavor, because I think that's the kind I ate most recently from a tree growing in someone's yard on the roadside, and I swear it was the best pair I ever ate. I'm guessing that that was the variety, but I could be wrong. It's just hard to imagine the other pears you have tasted better than the one that I ate, because it was incredibly delicious, and supremely ripe.

[@pepre7594]

I'd say a lot of it probably comes down to ripeness (and maybe even region/the soil)

[@AlastairjCarruthers]

I'd agree, the one he had much have been a very poor example because I regularly eat all these varieties and more, and the Williams tends to be one of the best. It's also the one that tastes most like pear flavouring to me, it has that exact sweet aromatic chemical taste of a pear drop (I believe the chemical responsible for that is called pear ester).

[@cynthiajohnson6747]

How interesting that Portugal is famous for pears. One of my great grandparents came from Portugal their name meant pear farmer. I grew up eating ripe pears by first pulling out the stem and then eating from the top down sort of like eating a banana.

[@markstott6689]

I do the same. 😊

[@zeideerskine3462]

I would love to see a series on red fleshed apples and pears.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I have this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmiVY2ecaZmcj8k

[@emilywarner7707]

It's probably French but my favorite is the Comice. Very juicy and tastes like brandy to me. You can get them in U.S. in fall.

[@dawnsalois]

the best pear, PACKHAM'S TRIUMPH. STURDY FOR COOKING, FLAVOR OF PEAR WITH AN APPLE AFTERTASTE. Developed for Australian climate

[@bobbyqroberts]

I never met a pear that I didn't like, but it had to be ripe. But Comice is from another league..

[@Faustobellissimo]

Are there no Abate Fétel pears in the USA?

[@GN_TecMed]

I love when jokes works in spanich too... ComPERAción... Lol

[@Crazcosmopwnu]

I work in produce and I know that William's pears and Bartlett pears are the same thing just two names for the same fruit

[@AdamosDad]

At my wife's grandparents' house in Osgood Indiana were two Pear trees that produced fruit that sound like your description of the Pêra Rocha. They ripened much earlier than any other pear from this area and if left to fall in the yard drew an extreme amount of bee's, hornets, and wasps, there however was not much danger of being stung because all of them seemed quite drunk.

[@dudmic]

The Williams pears are kinda like the Granny Smith of pears, you usually eat them while they are still almost green, they have a nice crunch to them.

[@mandab.3180]

oh man i love pears, specifically hard crunchy pears like bosc. but i would love to try all these.. had no idea portugal is so pear-centric

[@john3_14-17]

Bosc isn’t crunchy compared to Asian pears, I would just call it firm. If you can find a ripe Asian pear you might like it.

[@zpars3788]

Yea, Bosc will definitely get soft, but r supremely better when a bit crispy!

[@radionoakmont7756]

i definetely want the Peara rocha soft great flavored too looks very delightful

[@MoniMeka]

Those first pears look like versions of Barlett pears to me. Lol. I love pears! 😁

[@davidclark7090]

i stopped your video to like it after the "Comparison" pun. Love it!

[@hannayoung9657]

My favourite pear is William, never gotten dry mouth from it , we used to have a William tree , in stores I like Herzogin Elsa and for cooking nothing beats gråpäron cooked in ginger syrup.

[@lino222]

You should try pêra Rocha less ripe, it's name is literally, Rock pear...i love it, so crunchy.

[@davidarundel6187]

Generally if a Pear is crunchy , it's not properly ripe - picked like that for shipping and city sales or expoxt . Similar Pears are gown where I live , though the long form ones have a rough golden skin to the touch , they taste great - when ripe , better if tree ripened .

[@FoodwaysDistribution]

The reason you have so many pears is because it's the pears harvest season locally, unlike the US they dont import fruit and veg from all over the world all year long and have all the fruits and veg available all year long. Just like the rest of the mediterranean countries people buy what is in season locally hence all fruit/veg are ripe and ready to eat.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Mainly commenting to appease the almighty algorithm! Thanks for another excellent video, Jared! I hope you are well and having a great day.

[@pierre-alexandreclement7831]

in montreal where a live there are many pears trees and when october came out i love to grab some🥰

[@victoriap1649]

0:37 It became very apPEARent! 🤪😂

[@BJCMXY]

The long one sells at my local coop supermarket under the name "Abet Fetal"... If memory serves that is the spelling...

[@newbornlog2789]

Used to be a "really really long pear" proceeds to eat it wow Jarrod you're on a roll

[@djomlas888]

Williams pear is very popular in Serbia and Bosnia for making brandy with

[@mrminer071166]

PEARS POACHED IN RED WINE & SPICES is great!

[@friskydingo2961]

Juiciness and crunch in pears is different levels of ripeness

[@frankdegram]

Fun fact: the Conference Pear you’re having is actually misshaped if harvested in the Netherlands it’s called bottle-shaped. It should have a thick belly and slender neck to be the perfect conference pear

[@paulwright8378]

There common in the UK,fresh crunchy one's are the best imo,But what I really like is those round nashy pears they have in New Zealand and Japan

[@dankemusico5878]

Seems like I’ve got to visit Portugal now, pears are my favorite fruits.

[@allon33]

The Williams pear is the one most sold in supermarkets in Australia, not the best, yet perhaps if picked a little green, will last the longest.

[@sdfkjgh]

1:23 Look on the bright side, Jared. If you and your wife ever have kids, your Dad Joke Credentials are already established.

[@mohadi7245]

Love the intro ❤

[@Catlily5]

The first three look similar to ones that I have seen in the USA. The long one looks unique!

[@john3_14-17]

Williams is the most grown pear variety in the world and in the USA. It is also called Bartlett.

[@Catlily5]

@@john3_14-17 Oh, I have eaten a lot of Bartlett pears. They can be hit or miss but some can be really good.

[@MoniMeka]

They look like Barlett pears.

[@MoniMeka]

@@john3_14-17 oooh, ok! 😁 I was like those are Barlett pears! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@CesarandYasmin]

My aunt has a tree In her yard “queen pears”they’re really good you ought to try them if you find them.

[@ZachariasEnislidis]

Fettels...these are standard sold on every grocery store in Greece, along with cossia (coscia)pears and we do not eat pears with the skin....

[@kandigloss6438]

It's kind of interesting that you treated the concept of cooking pears in port and spices as an exotic thing, it's a pretty common thing to make here in the New England area, especially around the holidays, it never occurred to me that it wasn't common in the rest of the US. Also, the idea of there being a lot of different varieties of pears being a mind blowing idea seems surprising to me too, since where I am you can find a few different varieties in the supermarket, just like you can with apples. My main problem with any type of supermarket pear though is that they are usually overly meally. Also also, it didn't really occur to me until after writing this that we have a relatively large Portuguese community over in my part of the US, so that probably explains things, well other than supermarket pears being meally, lol. We don't have those long pears tho, lol.

[@OsirusHandle]

WOW ive never seen the first few pears you mentioned as the common ones! Ive only ever seen the last 2 rarer ones in the UK.

[@Everythingbagel196]

It’s cool that your in Portugal! Some other fruits that I’ve seen that are pretty popular over there are apples, citrus, and passion fruit! Also, if you enjoy soda I’d recommend the pineapple flavored sumol!

[@bobbyqroberts]

Passionfruit Sumol for me.

[@mtgAzim]

There are few things more satisfying than a perfectly soft and juicy pear. Unfortunately produce near me tends to suck pretty bad, so I can count on one hand how many times I've been able to have a perfect pear.

[@chillzedd8179]

".it became apPEARent..." there were so many puns in this

[@ajd8558]

Looks a lot like my favourite pear, the Abate Fetel, a French variety.

[@jimgrude]

It's funny how the long pear is the one that looks like a regular pear to me, growing up in Norway. I now live in Japan, and pears here look more like the other ones, but I treat them like a completely different category of fruit.

[@pheebs887]

I'm now craving a pork tender loin rolled up with sliced pears inside that my father used to make! Can't remember but else was in it but it p e a r s nicely with the porkchop

[@Youngstomata]

Wiggedy wiggedy wack, the weird explorer is back!

[@andreasmonig5239]

... with the Williams we make the best Schnaps over here in south germany and austria

[@lostinvictory8526]

The Williams is a common commercial variety. Yours was a bit over ripe but they don't have a lot flavor even when slightly greener. The Seli pear looks and sounds like a Beurre Bosc, I have seen some Beurre Bosc elongated like that though.

[@dataquester]

Xcellent review. I live n Oklahoma n my neighbor has a pear tree n her backyard n she dont care for the fruit. After our first frost, mid October, the tree drops em. That's when I get em soft, yellow with brown specks, n juicy n xtra delicious.. Not sure of the variety...

[@Dmcaoc]

They seem to be the same or very close to the 4 most common pears in Ireland, or more exactly 3 ( no's 1, 3 & 4) are the 3 by far most common in Ireland with no 2 less common but still well-known perhaps 4th or 5th most common. We also poach the first in Port. Not surprising due to the similar climate, close proximity, and until the 17thC close trading links.

[@bobaloo2012]

There's a fig called "Longue d'Aout" that looks just like a slightly smaller version of that long pear.

[@theuglykwan]

In the UK the long one is typically conference. There's one also called concorde which i feel is like an improved version.

[@cesquirinop]

Just like in Portugal, we call Conference.

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Winter cole is one I know. A brown pear. Very sweet, very juicy, mushy, mild flavour, a bit grainy.

[@discordia013]

The Cape Rose pear looks almost identical to the variety marked as "Corella" here in Australia. The only apparent advantage/difference is that it's prettier than Williams.

[@appa609]

Question: When you say 5 is an apple, which apple is it? Are we talking granny smith or honeycrisp?

[@coberrycheesesnek4769]

Can't say I've seen a video from you for the cecropia/gummy worm fruit, so if you need something new to look for, that'd be a pretty neat video.

[@mtgAzim]

Unrelated question, are you a fan of pomegranate Jared? I've not heard you speak much of it. I do love them, but getting all the little arils out is always a time consuming endeavor. It's apparently a powerful antioxidant, although that's said about many things. I have noticed however, that if I have a lot of pomegranate, then my pain medication tends to feel like it's not working, and I end up needing to take a bit extra. So perhaps it really is kinda flushing my system out.

[@TropicalGardeningCyprus]

Who does not LOVE pears. To me they're the most refreshing fruits, love them all and specially the Northeast Asian pears that have the shape of apples. They have a unique taste and very crispy.

[@baumstanz]

Nice com-pear-ison!

[@sourdoug]

According to google, Seli means saddle. Most of our fruit where I live are imported.

[@DavidMarvin]

So, would that last one be a ShakesPear?

[@mattae2490]

The long pear has to be Conference. Very common in Sweden also and looks exactly like the pear i buy from my local stores.

[@cesquirinop]

Just like in Portugal, we call Conference.

[@jrap0003]

The long pear is very famous called Abate Fetel its a late pear

[@Jhud69]

I'd say that the Williams pear is more famous, I usually associate it with the brandy that puts the entire thing in the bottle.

[@davidbenner2289]

First one, less ripe, it's crisp. I don't like it ripe. But I'll eat it. Good show.

[@asbjrnhansen8477]

i do this thing with pear.. i press the skin everywhere so it all turns soft whitin few days, and eat it like a ripe medlar, i believe it to be a better state of ripeness...

[@JTMusicbox]

Those apPear to be quite good!

[@Melissa0774]

Is it legal to bring any seeds from anything back to the U.S to try to grow it here, especially the stuff that doesn't grow natively here? Have you ever tried to grow any seeds from fruits you got in other countries or that were imported? You should make a video where you just talk about the legality of transporting different types of seeds and whether or not you can grow different types of trees from seeds and it it's worth it to try.

[@itzel1735]

Generally you are not allowed to bring produce or seeds into the US. :(

[@Melissa0774]

@@itzel1735 Yeah, I know that, but I was just wondering if there are any exceptions. People do grow some exotic plants here and they must be able to get the seeds somehow.

[@itzel1735]

@@Melissa0774 There are certification processes for commercial growers.

[@ankiolebring8388]

Anjou is my favourite pear ❤

[@SuqMadiq]

A ripe pear rivals just about any fruit you can name.

[@mercurywoodrose]

y local distiller in oakland made a williams pear brandy years ago. that was my favorite eau de vie.

[@landocal0]

I totally didn't get this reference when we read Romeo and Juliet in high school. A pear shaped member didn't seem anything to brag about.

[@simeklanac1116]

I have never eaten a william pear, but i have seen them in high proof spirits.

[@amniote69]

Rocha pears are good when they're greener. Still sweet, very crunchy and some tartness.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Good to know!