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Anjou
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Anjou (often Green Anjou) stays green even when ripe—egg-shaped, mild sweet, and juicy with subtler perfume than Bartlett. Flesh is fine and buttery at peak without extreme musk. Red Anjou sports exist with similar texture. Excellent storage pear for winter retail. Check ripeness at the neck, not by colour. Fresh eating and salads; also poaches cleanly. A quiet everyday pear rather than a flashy aromatic. Traditional regions that shaped Anjou still influence how cooks finish the dish, from fat choices to whether Fresh is fierce or gentle.
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History
d'Anjou type pears were known in French orchards (Beurré d'Anjou).
Anjou became important in American commercial pear districts.
Green Anjou dominated US winter pear supplies with long storage.
Red Anjou expanded colour options beside classic green.