Pêra Rocha

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Pêra Rocha (Rocha Pear) is an autochthonous Portuguese variety of pear. The origin of the variety Rocha reports to 1836, in Sintra's municipality. This variety was casually obtained from a seed, in Mr. Pedro António Rocha's farm, whose family name inspired variety name. Pêra Rocha is produced in several places in Portugal. The production area is over 100 km² and there are about 9,450 producers.

[edit] Oeste's Pêra Rocha

Rocha Pear produced in the Oeste region is the most renowned, being a product with specific characteristics:

  • Size: medium 55 to 75 mm
  • Format: oval, piriform
  • Skin: fine and smooth
  • Colour: yellow and green
  • Russeting: typical around peduncle
  • Pulp Colour: white
  • Pulp: hard and firm, crunchy, juicy and sweet

Over 13,520,000 kg of Oeste's Rocha Pear was exported in 2004 to countries like England, Brazil, France, Ireland, Russia, Poland, Netherlands, Canada and Spain.

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