We love Quince Paste.

Yes, we love quince paste (especially on the Ham and Cheese Baguette!), but what is a quince? Well, glad you asked. Quince is a pale yellow, pear-like fruit that is sour to the taste.



It was first cultivated in the middle-east and subsequently brought over to Greece, where it gained culinary popularity and mythological stature. In fact, quince domestication predates that of the apple, and is considered by many scholars to be the forbidden fruit described in the Garden of Eden. Exciting, no?



Despite it's sour taste, quince can be made into delicious marmalade, jams and jellies. The term "marmalade", originally meaning a quince jam, derives from "marmelo," the Portuguese word for this fruit.