Don't: eat it raw. Do: slow-cook it in these sweet and savoury recipes. Is quince the most mysterious fruit of winter? The fragrant, bulbous fruit is a curious specimen in the greengrocer, with a ...

Quince can be easy fruit trees to grow as they are low-maintenance ... up to at least four feet from the ground. ‘Pick a single central trunk when the tree is young and remove competing trunks ...

This tarte tatin uses quince, which comes from the same family ... warm slightly on the hob again to release the caramelised fruit and very carefully turn out onto a serving plate.

This dessert defines an exact moment in the season – the end of autumn and the beginning of winter – and I prepare it as soon as the first quince are ripe. However, with its warm and spicy ...