0 a sweet and soft, but firm, food that you can cut, made from quinces (= hard fruit that look like apples) cooked with sugar:
Quince paste: a sweet preserve made in Mediterranean countries from the quince fruit, water and sugar. It can be served with cheese.
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.
There was a cheese course of St Maure goat’s milk cheese with quince paste.
