Afghan quince jam recipe. I had never had a quince before, and I didn’t even know it was something that grew in Afghanistan until very recently. Called, behi in Pashto(and I believe in Dari as well, but someone let me know if I’m wrong) this fruit is a cross between an apple and a pear, with a light floral note that lingers on your tongue. We should move quince from an exotic and rarely used fruit to something that graces our tables regularly, in the form of fall fruit salads with persimmons and