Pear fruit appeared relatively recently, in the 16th century. Until then, absolutely inedible fruit grew on pear trees.
Missing this by mistake, you could get not only a disappointment from the bitter taste, but also real indigestion.
Historical sources have preserved the information that this fruit was added to dishes of meat and fish as a seasoning, or simply fed to farm animals. Later, a variety was produced, suitable for human consumption in raw form with a sweet pleasant taste.
In our country, this plant was in about the 17th century, and then new varieties began to appear. Today, the most common bergamot, Chinese, Petrine and Michurinskaya early maturing. This fruit is advised to include in the diet of patients with diabetes, obesity, and various heart diseases.
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