At the table
Break the soft pear with a spoon, let it cool and sip the syrup. Leave the stalk and any core or seeds.
Pear and syrup can be very hot. It is a sweet dessert, not a medicinal treatment.
Whole or halved pears and spices vary. The selected pear-and-sugar version contains no animal ingredients.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Whole or halved pears and spices vary. The selected pear-and-sugar version contains no animal ingredients.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sweet pear, sometimes aromatic spices.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Very soft pear and syrupy liquid.
- How it’s made
- Pears simmer with water and rock sugar; some versions add spices.
Whole or halved pears and spices vary. The selected pear-and-sugar version contains no animal ingredients.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Its origins are linked to Gansu.
About this regional connection
Gansu: Lanzhou dongguo pear sweet; generic pear ingredient exact parent category with cultivar in prose.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有兰州热冬果吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A warm street-side sweet
Lanzhou snack shops and home kitchens serve cooked local winter pears. A bowl offers soft fruit as well as sweet pear liquid.