medlar on the tree

In case you have not heard of medlars:

"The uniqueness of the fruit comes is that it must be nearly rotten to be edible.

The process of "ripening" the fruit is referred to as bletting which takes 2 to 3 weeks in storage. The fruit becomes soft, mushy brown, sweet and tasty with a flavor like cinnamon applesauce.

Medlars are a fruit that can be eaten fresh in the winter. Poking a hole in the fruit and sucking out the bletted (let's not say rotted) flesh spitting out the smooth seeds is one way to experience the unique taste of Medlar."
source: "Dave's Garden"

I for one have no desire to try a medlar.