Nurun Burun pear tree pushing the leaves
Nurun Burun , whose name, I believe, means graceful smell in Turkish, had the texture of a soft ripe pear but the indescribably fantastic aroma of a fine quince and not a hint of astringency –a once in a lifetime pear.
Pear Enlightenment and The Brogdale Farm (cookingissues.com)
Nimrod (left); Nurun Burun (right)