Peach

A peach is a round stone fruit with fuzzy skin and juicy flesh. When ripe, its tender flesh carries a perfumed sweetness; common uses include eating fresh, grilling, baking into pies and cobblers, and making jams or salsas. Sold as yellow or white varieties and as freestone or clingstone types.

Peaches originated in China and spread via Persia and the Mediterranean before reaching the Americas, thriving in temperate orchards worldwide. They are notable in Chinese, Persian, Italian, and Southern U.S. cuisines, with cultivars bred for clingstone or freestone characteristics.