Past tense of blet; describing a fruit that has undergone the bletting process and is now soft and ready to eat.
From French 'blettir' plus past tense suffix '-ed'. Describes the finished state of a bletted fruit.
A 'bletted' medlar feels like soft butter and tastes like spiced apple—completely different from the hard, astringent fruit you picked from the tree. The process seems like magic but it's just controlled decay!
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