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    Good Food

    The Market Report

    Hoshigakis Laura Avery chats with Mike Cirone of See Canyon, who's brought in an old variety of pears. Planted eight years ago, these round bronze-russet skinned Winter Nellis are known as the best tasting winter pear. Mike expects to have these and D'Anjou pears available until Christmas. Jeff Rieger of Penryn Orchard has hoshigakis,…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Hoshigakis

    Laura Avery chats with Mike Cirone of See Canyon, who's brought in an old variety of pears. Planted eight years ago, these round bronze-russet skinned Winter Nellis are known as the best tasting winter pear. Mike expects to have these and D'Anjou pears available until Christmas.

    Jeff Rieger of Penryn Orchard has hoshigakis, hand-dried whole persimmons which are a Japanese specialty. Available seasonally, they can also be ordered online at Penryn Orchard Specialties.

    Music break: What is the This Called Love by Enoch Light & Light Brigade

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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