Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A firm paste made from quinces and sugar, used in Spanish cuisine and often served with manchego cheese.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Today quince paste, known as membrillo in Spanish, is served neat alongside anise-scented fig cakes and Marcona almonds; foods that complement the Spanish cheese plate.
Quince: The Flavor and Fragrance of Autumn Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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Today quince paste, known as membrillo in Spanish, is served neat alongside anise-scented fig cakes and Marcona almonds; foods that complement the Spanish cheese plate.
Archive 2008-11-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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But this soon came to an end, though the stock of muscatels, a quince preserve -- called membrillo -- and
Five Months on a German Raider Being the Adventures of an Englishman Captured by the 'Wolf' Frederic George Trayes
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For another instant choice, cube Manchego cheese and quince paste called membrillo, and put one cube of each on a toothpick.
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For another instant choice, cube Manchego cheese and quince paste called membrillo, and put one cube of each on a toothpick.
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Although it can be eaten raw or even boiled with sugar, it is normally used to prepare a sweet dish known as membrillo - a type of quince jelly often eaten with cheese, whose name is literally the Spanish word for quince - although this culinary practice is beginning to die out as processed food is gradually taking over the laborious homemade recipes of our mothers and grandmothers.
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Although it can be eaten raw or even boiled with sugar, it is normally used to prepare a sweet dish known as membrillo - a type of quince jelly often eaten with cheese, whose name is literally the Spanish word for quince - although this culinary practice is beginning to die out as processed food is gradually taking over the laborious homemade recipes of our mothers and grandmothers.
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Seven, three European cheeses: tangy Manchego with membrillo, creamy ashed Morbier with red pepper honey, sweet Gorgonzola Dolce on—
The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011
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The tastings are divine: three types of cheese combined with apple slices, membrillo and a small glass of wine; and private breakfasts and lunches are also available at very reasonable prices, although you'll need to reserve in advance.
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Including them alongside the membrillo (quince paste), nuts and fresh fruit on a cheese plate, covering them in chocolate, adding them to homemade local berry, cranberry or rhubarb compotes, to finish a dish of game, fruit plate or chocolate dessert.
Food and Drink 2009
sionnach commented on the word membrillo
quince jelly
October 12, 2007
jodi commented on the word membrillo
quince paste, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quince_cheese or https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce_de_membrillo
February 7, 2016
chained_bear commented on the word membrillo
"Fruit was in a peculiar category of its own. Dried and sugared fruits were greatly admired, especially those preserved in sugar syrup or made into jams or pastes (resembling the modern Spanish flat quince-paste membrillo or the Middle Eastern 'apricot leather')."
Paul Freedman, Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination (New Haven and London: Yale UP, 2008), 41
November 27, 2017