What is an Asian Pear you say?

Twice a week the fruit and veg market in the town center displays a plethora of fresh produce ripe for the picking. There usually isn't anything overly exciting or exotic to buy, however past few times we have gone the asian pear has caught our eye.
I myself love pears and would just about own any product or perfume that could replicate the sweet smell of a bosc pear, however the asian pear has let me down. Don't get me wrong, the pear is lovely and firm, crunchy, juicy but most of it lacks flavor. I'd rather suck the water out of a washcloth than eat one of these things again, and you all know what I am talking about. I've seen my young nieces and nephew do this as a toddler in the bath, we have all done it. The asian pear might appeal to someone out there, it does to my husband. He is sitting in front of the TV yelling at the Batman character he's playing. For all he knew I could have given him a wad of styrofoam to chew on.