Nevertheless, they all share a spectacular crunchiness, which makes them ideal for winter salads like the one below from Iron Chef and Asian-pear aficionado Masaharu Morimoto. --Robin Raisfeld ...

Pears are one of the few types of fruit that don’t ripen on the tree, according to USA Pears, a website run by a group representing growers in the Northwest. (Asian pears, however, do ripen on ...