Walsingham Farm Shop Quince Paste

Quince meat (carne de membrillo or dulce de membrillo) is a dessert made from quinces. It is a quince puree cooked down with sugar, which becomes firm and firm after cooling. In Spain, quince bread is also eaten on toast or sandwiches, but it is mainly snacked on its own or - cut ...Quince meat (carne de membrillo or dulce de membrillo) is a dessert made from quinces.

It is a quince puree cooked down with sugar, which becomes firm and firm after cooling. In Spain, quince bread is also eaten on toast or sandwiches, but it is mainly snacked on its own or - cut into flat cubes or thin strips - served with cheese (especially meinego cheese). Queso con carne de membrillo (cheese with "quince meat") is an absolute classic of Spanish cuisine.

The carne de membrillo creates a wonderfully sweet, aromatic contrast to the cheese and goes just as well with savory, ripe cheeses as it does with a mild cream cheese. Incidentally, there is no equivalent of this fruit specialty in Germany; you could compare it to a kind of sliceable quince jelly.