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Ayva reçeli (quince jam)
Ayva reçeli, or quince jam , is wonderfully aromatic with a deep peach-pink colour and rose-like flavour. Pronounced ' eye-vah reh-cheh-lee' , it is often enjoyed as part of a Cypriot breakfast spread, with toasted bread and cheese. With its slightly tart, sweet flavour, it's also great as part of a cheese board or mixed with yoghurt as a light afternoon snack. Golden-skinned quince is too sharp to be eaten raw and slowly cooking it with sugar transforms it into a luscious sw
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