If food’s worth was measurable by durability, fucking royal navy’s hardtacks would be atop the food chain.
Pears get bruised too easy, apples are mediocre amoung popular fruit for taste but they are the best for convenience, they’re durable and stay ripe without spoiling for weeks even months if you have a keeper breed
I’m sorry guys, but
Pears>apples
And this is coming from a man whose surname means apple tree.
The US Army ate hard tack in the Spanish American War that was made during the US Civil War.