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Ayva Tatlisi
Quince Dessert, Ayva Tatlısı
It is so sweet and tender it’s almost like eating candied fruit. The syrup makes the fruit glisten and it looks as lovely on your plate as it tastes.
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About this dish
Ayva tatlısı is a dessert from Turkish cuisine that is made with quince. The quince is cooked by boiling in water or in the oven with cloves, sweet syrup and filled with apple or quince meal, raisins and topped with kaymak,or ice cream. It is often served as halves, with the inside slightly carved out. The dish is eaten warm and cold throughout Turkey, particularly during wintertime.
