Fruits & Vegetables Week: Cydonia oblonga, the Quince

[Gurcharan Singh]

Cydonia oblonga, the Quince, a fruit mostly used in jams and marmalades. The fruits are eaten ofter partial cooking or steaming.

 

Local names

Hindi: Bihi

Tam: Shimaimathala

Tel: Simadanimma

Kan: Simedalimbe

Kashmir: Bamtsunt

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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[tanay bose]

Nice detailed catch !!!

Tanay

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[nabha meghani]

yes, the german name is Quitte, The fruits have a very nice flavour. Making jam is very tedious though. The fruit has sharp hair and cutting the fruit is not a pleasent job. Many people give away thefruits from their garden, because of too much woek it creates.

Regards

Nalini

 

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Nabha ji

It is cumbersome. In Kashmir we used to put in chulha (wooden stove), angithi (charcoal stove) or kangri (mobile heaters Kashmiris use with fine burning charcoal: chinar-Platanus leaves are ideal), peel off the skin and eat. The trouble was worth taking, as it has a unique taste.

-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[nabha meghani]

Thank you prof. Singh ji for the information.

chulha (wooden stove)?  I know Chulha from my childhood, it was made of soil and we used to burn wood in it. Would be very nice if you can post fotos of these three varieties, whne you have time.

Thanks

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes next time when I go to Kashmir

-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/