Etymology
Much appreciated by the Greeks who hollowed it out and filled it with honey, or cooked it wrapped in pastry. They especially favoured a variety which grew on the outskirts of Sidon in Crete, hence its Latin name "Sidonia".

Description
The quince tree produces a very hard, ribbed fruit with seeds, a yellow, downy skin and yellow flesh. The fruit is rounded or pear-shaped, covered with a fine down when mature. It gives off a strong scent and its hard flesh is very bitter when raw.