Quince is amazingly fragrant and healthy. We have the opportunity to eat it throughout the year. Quince ordinary does not apply to products that are consumed raw - it is customary to make jam from it, without it it is impossible to imagine the cuisine of the Central Asian and Caucasian peoples. The fruit is popular with gourmets from the Mediterranean countries. The meat dishes to which it is added have an extraordinary aroma, and drinks made from it perfectly quench your thirst and supply the body with vitamins.
Common quince belongs to the family pink, the genus Cydonia. The plant's homeland is
Central Asia and the Caucasus, but today it is quite successfully bred by gardeners in Europe and America, Australia and Africa. Golden fruits have a spherical or pear-shaped, they are covered with a light fleecy coating that disappears during ripening.
Golden Apple
That is what quince was called in ancient Greece, where the fruit was revered as a symbol of a harmonious combination of feminine and masculine principles, a happy married life. The ancient Romans identified her with the goddess of love Venus, the amazing aroma of the fruit was considered an aphodisiac, giving men strength and stamina, and women irresistible. Almost all the old plant varieties that have taken root and began to be grown in European countries, were bred by Roman gardeners.
The healing properties of the golden apple
Traditional medicine makes extensive use of the healing properties of the plant. Quince is a fruit that has healing pulp and seeds. Even its leaves have healing properties. Ripe quince contains niacin and ascorbic acid, pectins, phosphorus, calcium and potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. With the help of fruits they treat vitamin deficiencies, diarrhea, lung diseases, heart and vascular diseases. In addition, the product has a choleretic and diuretic effect on the body.
The bactericidal action of juice is used in the treatment of inflammatory processes in the oral cavity, wounds and ulcers - on the skin. Decoctions and infusions with enveloping properties are prepared from seeds.
Common quince in cooking
Quince contains a large number of pectins, therefore it is an invaluable raw material for the preparation of jams, preserves, marmalade. They use it in baked form. Heat treatment significantly improves the taste of the fruit, removes astringency and makes it softer. During cooking, the beneficial properties of the product are not lost.
Quince ordinary gives pleasant and original taste to dishes of beef, pork, veal or poultry. To preserve the original aroma, one should not peel the fruit from the peel - it is in it that all aromatic substances are concentrated.
The minimum loss of vitamins is provided by the storage of crushed raw fruits, covered with sugar. Use such a blank for the preparation of drinks.
Decoration of any interior is the same quince. A photo where golden fruit acts as an accent in the design of the festive table can be easily found. The pleasant aroma that exudes, quickly fills the entire room, creates an atmosphere of special comfort and coziness.