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11 Comments:
i was buying them regularly at the union square greenmarket but i haven't seen them for a few weeks. ditto at fairway -- they had them briefly. you might be too late this year, unfortunately.
cybercita at 8:24PM on 12/08/08
:( stupid "seasons." thanks cibercita. i guess i'll ask at the market to confirm this. grrrr.
simon at 8:28PM on 12/08/08
They usually have them at the fruit market in the Chelsea Market.
bauwau2u at 2:39PM on 12/09/08
Cool, thanks, I'll check it out.
simon at 2:52PM on 12/09/08
In case anyone else cares, Manhattan Fruit Exchange indeed still have quince. Good lookin out bauwau2u!
simon at 6:32PM on 12/09/08
They have fresh local quinces at the General Greene in Brooklyn. I was there today and they had about 6 of them. It's right above the Lafayette Ave. C train.
lsg6223 at 7:56PM on 12/09/08
Fairway on 74th street has them, or atleast they did yesterday
mediocrepop at 11:00AM on 12/10/08
I had never cooked with them before. I poached them last night in sugar, lemon and spices. What a hypnotic, powerful aroma. The wild love child of apple and pear.
simon at 12:50PM on 12/10/08
@simon-- you make me want to go get some right now.
Christina at 5:38AM on 12/11/08
You should. I was blown away. At once familiar and also completely exotic. I've had the paste before, but this was a totally new thing. They're very tough though, so eating them raw would probably be limited in possible preparations. David Lebovitz, from whom I got the idea to poach and them make into tarte tatin, suggests grating them, which sounds like a very good idea for eating them fresh. Probably would be very good in brunoise form too, though much more work.
simon at 11:37AM on 12/11/08
locust grove at greenmarket in union square and tucker square and also prospect hill in tucker square has quince.
midgepingleton at 10:30PM on 12/14/08