Description

• Uvedale St Germain Pear Description: The fruit is known for its large size, and can weigh as much as 500g
• It is oblong shaped with tapering to the crown
• The skin is smooth, ranging from dark to yellowish green, and is dotted with tracings of bright brown russet
• Taste: The flesh, white, crisp, juicy, and slightly gritty
• A perfect cooking pear
• Uses: Cooking Background: The Uvedale’s St
• Germain is an old British pear
• Its origin is uncertain, but it is thought to have originated in a county in Kent, South East England, where it was raised by Dr
• Uvedale of Eltham in 1690
• The first official record dates back to 1831