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Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: Alharacas Date: November 12, 2018, 5:42 am
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Do quinces grow where you live? Do you like them? How do you
prepare them?
Edit: in case you don't know what they are, they look like
misshapen bright yellow apples and are hard as hell. You can't
eat them raw. Their German name is Quitten. In Spanish, they're
called membrillos and they're what Dulce de Membrillo is made of
- duh.
2nd Edit: I see they're called pigwa in Polish. Now, there's a
great name for them!
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: the lost minion Date: November 12, 2018, 6:28 am
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Of course. And we make nalewka with them.
I don't know exactly how it's done because I don't engage in
this whole culinary business. I only eat what others prepare. I
heard, however, that you take the fruit, add sugar and put
alcohol later (while it can be done the other way round too).
It's very good.
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: Aliph Date: November 12, 2018, 6:32 am
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They grow where I live, but I do not like them. Here they mainly
make marmelade of them. With lots of sugar you can make jam with
anything.
In the Middle eastern cuisine (especially in northern Syria)
they use it a lot for a sort of one pot meal with lamb meat,
pomegranate juice and melasse and lots of sugar. I hate that
dish. In Arabic they call it Safarjal.
@Marmolada, i found the etymology of the word marmelade, it is
related to quinces. How funny:
Word Origin and History for marmalade
n.
late 15c., from Middle French marmelade , from Portuguese
marmelada "quince jelly, marmalade," from marmelo "quince," by
dissimilation from Latin melimelum "sweet apple," originally
"fruit of an apple tree grafted onto quince," from Greek
melimelon , from meli "honey" (see Melissa) + melon "apple" (see
malic). Extended 17c. to "preserve made from citrus fruit."
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: Alharacas Date: November 12, 2018, 6:50 am
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@Marmolada - interesting! Sounds good. It's a shame people
rarely drink liqueur in Germany.
@Sofia - Molasses AND lots of sugar? Sounds rather like lamb
jam. Not surprised you don't like it.
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: SHL Date: November 12, 2018, 11:47 am
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Probably. But I’ve never heard the word „quince“ in my entire
life. It is the correct word for die Quitte(n) but nobody here
would know what it means.
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: Truman Overby Date: November 12, 2018, 1:53 pm
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[quote author=SHL link=topic=604.msg9106#msg9106
date=1542044842]
Probably. But I’ve never heard the word „quince“ in my entire
life. It is the correct word for die Quitte(n) but nobody here
would know what it means.
[/quote]
I suppose you've never heard the word kumquat either.
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: SHL Date: November 12, 2018, 3:00 pm
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[quote author=Truman Overby link=topic=604.msg9109#msg9109
date=1542052404]
[quote author=SHL link=topic=604.msg9106#msg9106
date=1542044842]
Probably. But I’ve never heard the word „quince“ in my entire
life. It is the correct word for die Quitte(n) but nobody here
would know what it means.
[/quote]
I suppose you've never heard the word kumquat either.
[/quote]
Jerry,
If you went into ANY market where I live and asked if they had
any „quinces“ people would look at you like you were speaking a
foreign language, and ask „what is THAT?“ Guaranteed.
Is there a regional California word for those things? I have no
clue. Probably . My 90 year old mom might know, but I`d have to
ask her if she ever heard of a „quince.“
And yeah, I`ve heard of the word „Kumquat“ but I had no idea
what it it (until I just looked it up in the German translator)
other that I assumed it was some kind of fruit of some sort that
is edible. I doubt I`ve ever eaten one. My German dictionary
(Duden) say it`s an small orange originating in Asia. They have
the same word in German.
I`m not a big plant fan
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: Nikola Date: November 13, 2018, 2:51 am
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When I lived in London, my Spanish friend used to supply me with
Dulce de Membrillo. I love eating it with cheese. We get quince
in my country but it's not the most common fruit, most people
wouldn't know what to do with it, including my dad who has tried
growing pretty much everything there is.
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: Alharacas Date: November 13, 2018, 4:47 am
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I've met quite a few people over the years who didn't know what
quinces were. It's occurred to me that maybe they used to be for
the affluent, since you can't eat them raw (well, most
varieties, anyway, and not in our climate), and need lots of
(formerly very expensive) sugar to prepare them. Can't find any
proof for that theory on the internet, though.
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Re: Autumn kitchen (yawn!) - §$&%!! quinces
By: Truman Overby Date: November 13, 2018, 7:14 am
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[quote author=SHL link=topic=604.msg9111#msg9111
date=1542056424]
[quote author=Truman Overby link=topic=604.msg9109#msg9109
date=1542052404]
[quote author=SHL link=topic=604.msg9106#msg9106
date=1542044842]
Probably. But I’ve never heard the word „quince“ in my entire
life. It is the correct word for die Quitte(n) but nobody here
would know what it means.
[/quote]
I suppose you've never heard the word kumquat either.
[/quote]
Jerry,
If you went into ANY market where I live and asked if they had
any „quinces“ people would look at you like you were speaking a
foreign language, and ask „what is THAT?“ Guaranteed.
Is there a regional California word for those things? I have no
clue. Probably . My 90 year old mom might know, but I`d have to
ask her if she ever heard of a „quince.“
And yeah, I`ve heard of the word „Kumquat“ but I had no idea
what it it (until I just looked it up in the German translator)
other that I assumed it was some kind of fruit of some sort that
is edible. I doubt I`ve ever eaten one. My German dictionary
(Duden) say it`s an small orange originating in Asia. They have
the same word in German.
I`m not a big plant fan
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I'm not taking about just any old person here. I'm talking about
a rich lawyer used to eating in Michelin-starred restaurants in
SF. Most likely you've eaten them. You probably mistook them for
eggs.
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