echinosum wrote:
Your photograph shows ripe quinces. They don't soften. I have tried
eating a raw piece, and whilst you wouldn't immediately spit it out
like you might with some must-cook fruit, the great majority of people
would say it isn't very nice.

I really ought to try a bit of raw quince some time just to find out
what it tastes like. I've heard it described pretty much as above on
many occasions, and I'm failing to imagine a taste that would be like
that!

The problem I find with quince is that every time anyone mentions it
I start reciting the Owl and the Pussycat.

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echinosum wrote:
Those are certainly (true) quinces. When the other posters say "best
cooked" the reality is "inedible if not cooked". Peel and core them
before cooking. You'll find various ideas for recipes for using them
on the web. Usually keep for a few weeks if unblemished.

Well, I eat them with pleasure, uncooked.

I disagree with Nick, a ripe persimmon (ie D. kaki, Japanese persimmon)
is one of the most delicious fruit experiences on the planet.

I wouldn't go that far but I enjoyed them in Japan. Nashi or Asian pears
which are highly aromatic are better. Got a decent crop of them this
year in North Yorkshire - frost held off to let them ripen on the tree.

There's no accounting for taste. I find them sickly. Give me a
sun-ripened mango any day.

They tend to be a bit past their best by the time they reach the UK.
Same sort of problem with Nashi pears they don't travel well.

Regards,
Martin Brown

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Martin Brown wrote:

There's no accounting for taste. I find them sickly. Give me a
sun-ripened mango any day.

They tend to be a bit past their best by the time they reach the UK.
Same sort of problem with Nashi pears they don't travel well.

Not quite. Mangoes travel relatively well; the problem is that
they are picked underripe. "Relatively" - they still are very
susceptible to bruising and cold damage.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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Martin Brown wrote:

There's no accounting for taste. I find them sickly. Give me a
sun-ripened mango any day.

They tend to be a bit past their best by the time they reach the UK.
Same sort of problem with Nashi pears they don't travel well.

Not quite. Mangoes travel relatively well; the problem is that
they are picked underripe. "Relatively" - they still are very
susceptible to bruising and cold damage.


They are noticeably better bought from Asian shops rather than from
supermarkets.

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Kay