Where are the red pears produced in China?

Red pears are produced in Yantai, Dalian and Weibei Loess Plateau in China.

Red pear belongs to western pear, which originated in Europe and was introduced to all parts of the world. At present, China is mainly planted in northern areas, including Yantai, Dalian and Weibei Loess Plateau, but the quantity is small, mainly relying on imports. The United States is a big producer of red pears, which was originally brought in by European immigrants and mainly planted in California on the Pacific coast. However, the history of pear cultivation in China is only about a hundred years. In 1871, American missionary J.L.Nevius introduced about 18 varieties such as Bartlett to Yantai.

The red pear has a green face and a lovely shape. Like a small gourd, the fruit has good hardness, tender meat, sweet taste and plenty of juice. The sweet taste is very suitable for the public. The taste of American red pears is not very good when they are hard. When eating, you can put them at room temperature for 1 to 2 days in advance, and then eat them when they are tender, so that you can really enjoy the good taste of pears.

How to soften red pears

Red pears can be ripened with bananas and apples. In order to prolong the storage time of red pears, fruit farmers will pick red pears that are not fully mature, which can reduce the bad fruit rate during the transportation of red pears. Therefore, all the bought red pears are not fully mature, and mature fruits will release a substance called ethylene in a semi-closed or closed space, among which bananas and apples are common fruits that release more ethylene.

Ethylene can catalyze the ripening of food. Putting unripe red pears with bananas and apples can accelerate the ripening of red pears. Immature red pears are hard to the touch, but when they are ripe, they feel soft. Moreover, red pears have no obvious fragrance when they are immature, but they will have a strong fruity fragrance when they are mature. These two methods can basically tell whether red pears are mature or not.