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Quince Paste (Membrillo)

Quince Paste (Membrillo) is a thick, sweet fruit preserve made from quince. It’s a golden-yellow fruit that looks like a mix between an apple and a pear the fuzz of a peach. This classic Spanish treat ...
Here's what you need to know. mescioglu/Getty Images Quince is an ancient fruit that is so old, many people believe it was actually the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden—it’s even older than the ...
A good quince can be hard to find. And for many, they're also hard to define. Tammy Donroe Inman, who wrote the dessert cookbook Wintersweet and blogs at Food on the Food, says the tough yellow fruits ...
Gabriela Cámara’s San Francisco restaurant, Cala, is no longer open, but you can have a taste of Cámara’s modern Mexican cooking — and the perfect sweet ending to your holiday tamalada or ...
An American food importer provided the inspiration for this spicy pâte de fruits from Provence, France. By Florence Fabricant Kitty Keller, the founder of the importer KL Keller Foodways, has a ...
While no one says “easy as quince pie,” preparing this tart, aromatic fruit is a labor of love that’s well worth the effort. zi3000 / Getty Images Take one sniff of a ripe quince and you’ll never ...
Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...