Pears are a very popular fruit, not only eaten directly but also processed into nutritious dishes that have the effect of cooling the body, nourishing the lungs, quenching thirst, good for people with fever, diabetes…

The pear skin is usually quite thin, light yellow or light pink, slightly rough and has tiny light brown dots.

The shape of the fruit is elongated, the belly is bulging and gradually tapering towards the stem, there are also some pear varieties that are round. The pear flesh is white or slightly yellow, quite thick, soft, crispy and has a fresh, sweet taste.

According to traditional medicine, pears are cool, belong to the two meridians of the lungs and stomach, have the effect of clearing heat, nourishing blood, generating body fluids, dissolving phlegm, detoxifying, and laxative.

1. Pear Classification

Currently, pears are usually of 3 main types as follows:

• Sugar pears: Shape similar to eggs, light yellow color, sweet and fragrant flavor with very crispy flesh. Each fruit weighs an average of about 200 – 250 grams.
• Green pears: The skin is shiny and smooth, has a characteristic green color, sometimes mixed with a little cream yellow and red, the upper shape is elongated, the lower part is bulging. Each fruit weighs an average of about 230 – 300 grams.
• Brown pears: The brown pear shape is slightly round and flat, the flesh is quite fragrant when ripe. On average, each brown pear weighs from 200 – 300 grams.

Pears.

2. Benefits of pears

– Rich source of fiber: Pears are very rich in fiber. One pear provides at least 25% of the daily fiber needs of adults. Pectin in pears has the effect of absorbing water, eliminating waste and toxins, and reducing cholesterol.

In addition, pears also help stabilize blood sugar, improve insulin resistance, contribute to preventing complications of diabetes, protect and prevent type 2 diabetes thanks to polyphenols.

– Protect bones and joints: Because pears contain many minerals such as calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium and vitamin K, which are beneficial for bone development, pears are considered to have the ability to prevent osteoporosis in the elderly and women in the postmenopausal stage because these are essential nutrients for the body in the process of forming and developing healthy bones.

– Strengthen the immune system: With a large amount of vitamins (C, B2, B3, B6, K) and minerals (calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper, folate), pears help strengthen the immune system, limiting harmful agents from entering the body. Pears contain many flavonoids and polyphenols, which help eliminate free radicals. In addition, the fiber in pears helps bind secondary bile acids.

Pears contain many nutrients that are beneficial to health.

3. Some dishes

– Pear juice almond syrup: This dish is beneficial for people with acute bronchitis with symptoms of dry cough and little phlegm.

Ingredients: 10g almonds, 1 pear, appropriate amount of rock sugar.

How to prepare: Crush almonds. Peel and slice pears. Put almonds and pears in a pot, add water and cook until soft, add rock sugar, stir well.

– Pear porridge: A suitable dish for people with fever, irritation, thirst, loss of appetite.

Ingredients: 3 pears, 100g rice.

How to prepare: Peel and slice pears. Wash rice, cook porridge. When porridge is cooked, add pears and continue cooking, stir until dissolved.

Pear porridge.

– Red wine stewed pear: This dish helps nourish the throat, making the skin firm and smooth.

Ingredients: 2 pears, 100ml red wine, 50g rock sugar.

How to prepare: Peel the pear, remove the core and seeds, and slice it into bite-sized pieces. Put the pear in a pot, add red wine and rock sugar and simmer for about 20 minutes.

– Pear jam: Has a very good effect of cooling the body, nourishing the lungs and quenching thirst.

Ingredients: 3 pears, 2 small ginger stalks, 150g rock sugar

How to prepare: Peel the pear, grate it into small pieces, put it in a pot of water with the sliced ​​ginger and rock sugar, simmer for about 20 minutes. When the water has gradually dried up, switch to low heat to thicken the pear juice. After it has cooled down, pour the jam into a clean, sterilized glass container. When using, scoop a few spoons into warm water and stir well.

– Stewed pear with honey: This dish is very good for people with long-term fever, dehydration, thirst, diabetes, coughing up blood.

Ingredients: 1kg pear, enough honey.

How to prepare: Wash pear, remove seeds, slice, simmer, add honey, boil into a paste, store in a jar. Drink 2-3 small spoons with water each time, or chew and hold in the mouth.

4. Notes when using pears

– Pears are incompatible with amaranth: Eating pears after a meal of amaranth can cause vomiting and digestive disorders.

– Pears are incompatible with goose meat: Pears when eaten with goose meat can cause the kidneys to work too hard, greatly affecting health.

– Pears are incompatible with white radishes: Copper ketones in pears can react with sulfur cyanogen acid in radishes, causing the eater to have hypothyroidism and goiter.