Quince Paste

Dried fruit pastes like this are popular all over the Middle East and this sweet, which I remember always being served on lemon leaves in Sardinia, is another example of the Arabic influence. You’ll need muslin to wrap the quince cores in; if you don’t have any, you can just put the cores in with the quinces, but they’ll be harder to remove. A perfect partner for cheese, quince paste is also great served after a meal, with coffee or a dessert wine – in which case, you can sprinkle half the