membrillo
noun [ U ] uk/memˈbriː.əʊ/ us/memˈbriː.oʊ/
榅桲果酱
a sweet and soft, but firm, food made from quinces (= hard fruit that look like apples) cooked with sugar
The Spanish cheese was surrounded by a few tiny squares of membrillo and some nuts. 西班牙奶酪四周放着几小方块榅桲酱和一些坚果。
The obvious thing to do with whole quince is make a classic Spanish membrillo by simply boiling the raw quince with the same weight of sugar. 如果是整只榅桲，最容易做的就是用同样重量的糖来煮生榅桲，这样就能做出经典的西班牙榅桲酱。
Synonym: quince paste
- More examples
- Spanish manchego cheese slices are topped with sliced membrillo.
- The quince is now making a comeback, not so much as sweet jelly, but as quince paste to accompany cheese, known as membrillo.
- Similar to quince paste or Spanish membrillo, June’s fruit cheeses contain no dairy but are in fact made from reducing fruit and sugar to a thick paste-like consistency.