Quince
Cydonia oblonga · Pome fruit
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Quince is a hard, knobbly golden fruit, a cousin of apple and pear, with an intense perfume. Almost inedible raw, it turns rosy and sweetly perfumed when cooked, and its pectin sets it into the ruby paste membrillo.
Picking a good onedrag
Green, woolly, tartBruised, brown, fermenting
Gold and hardBuy itRock hard is ripe for a quince. Cook it into membrillo or jelly, poach it or add it to tagines.
Skin and downEven gold, down gone, waxy skin
Under the thumbRock hard, heavy for its size
Stem and blossom endStem dry or gone, end clean
SmellPerfume carries across the kitchen
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What you get from one
61%
Edible part
92 g · peel, core and seeds out
151 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 6× longer than the counter.
90%
Humidity
Vented, never sealed
Airflow