Pear

Pears were a type of fruit.

There were various varieties of pear, some of which could easily be mistaken for apples. (PROSE: Slow Decay)

Pears were served at King Gilgamesh's court in Uruk in 2700 BC. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)

When the Seventh Doctor turned himself into John Smith, he left instructions for Bernice Summerfield, one of which was to not let him eat pears, as he did not like them and did not want to wake up tasting that. (PROSE: Human Nature)

After the Tenth Doctor turned himself into John Smith in November 1913, he ate a pear as he wandered near his biodata module. (TV: Human Nature)

The Twelfth Doctor also warned Clara not to eat pears as they were too "squishy" and always made your chin wet, just before he lost his memories of her. He stated that it was extremely important, and told her to write it down. (TV: Hell Bent) The Twelfth Doctor later gave his future self some advice before regenerating, one of which was "never, ever, eat pears" (TV: Twice Upon a Time)

Pears were Rory Williams' favourite fruit. (PROSE: Borrowed Time)

Behind the scenes

In a deleted scene from Human Nature, when the Tenth Doctor turned himself into John Smith, he left instructions for Martha Jones, one of which was to not let him eat pears, as he did not like them and did not want to wake up tasting that.