What is a loquat? I wondered the same question This is a loquat: They taste a bit like a pear, or an apricot, but with less flavor. I guess they’re primarily valued for fruiting about six months offset from most other trees. They also produce a lot of fruit. My friend Danielle was kind enough to give me a big bag of loquats, the other day, so I thought I’d try to make jam out of them. I used this recipe, which worked out to the following ingredients, in my case: 5 cups seeded loquats 2.5 ...