Baltic Bellini

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Amber & Rye: A Baltic food journey

By Zuza Zak

Published 2021

  • About

The ‘quince’ grown in the Baltic States is actually chaenomeles fruit, also known as Japanese quince. Sadly this hard, sour fruit is not easy to find in shops but I happen to have some growing in my garden, so I decided to include this Baltic-style bellini, in case you do too (or you could use crab apples instead). The recipe is dedicated to my friend Linda, who took great pains to explain the ins and outs of Latvian food to me — including the widespread misconception about