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[Lon Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

I was able to taste a lot of Asians in one place at the Germplasm 
Repository at Corvallis and I can testify that there is quite a range 
of flavors.  Some of the Asian pears have an aromatic flavor 
reminiscent of quince.
=Lon Rombough

On Sep 27, 2004, at 8:45 AM, Mark Lee wrote:

Another addition to this thread...

I cut open one of these asian pears this morning that I picked last week
while doing some "Urban Fruit Exploring" in an alley near my office.
Wow.  Probably the best asian pear I have eaten.  Sugary sweet with
tropical fruit punch flavors.  It tastes like a blend of pineapple,
mango and guava.  If I juiced this, I'm sure no one would guess it came
from a pear tree.  I didn't know such flavors could be produced in the
Pacific Northwest.  I wonder if it would taste differently after a more
typical summer than we had this year (hotter than normal).