Why these trendy pickled pears will make your Super Bowl snack tray

 
 
Snacking plays a big part in the casual fun of Super Bowl parties. For game day nibbles, a platter filled with cured meats and cheeses is hard to beat. I like the idea of including pickled fruit to add a vibrant spark to the mix.
Michelle McKenzie’s cookbook, “Dandelion and Quince” (Roost Books, $35) offers a formula for delicious pickled Asian pears, those crunchy yellow to brown skinned beauties with a modified apple shape. In the marketplace they are often sold