Brodor o Persia ~ A native of Persia

The quince has suffered a sad fall from favour in Britain. In medieval and Renaissance times it was in high popularity .... Perhaps it is the fruit's frequent intractable hardness, needing long cooking to overcome, which has led impatient British cooks to forsake it, despite its unrivalled perfume. [John Ayto, "Diner's Dictionary"]

'Quince' - Etymonline.com

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Mae'r goeden cwins wedi dechrau blodeuo yn addo cnwd mawr eto. Mae'n anodd delio gyda'r ffrwyth caled ond mae'n werth chweil am y jam. Rydw i wddi newydd ddarllen bod y ffrwyth yn dod o Persia yn wreiddiol ond mae'r enw yn dod o Wlad Roeg neu Anatolia. Mae'n ddiddorol i feddwl am y daith hir o'r ffrwyth a'r gair, ar draws miloedd o flynyddoedd a milltiroedd, i gyrraedd ein gardd.

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The quince tree has begun to bloom promising a large crop again. The hard fruit is difficult to deal with but the jam is worth it. I've just read that the fruit is originally from Persia but the name comes from Greece or Anatolia. It's interesting to think about the long journey of the fruit and the word, across thousands of years and miles, to reach our garden.

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