This is a list of spreads. A spread is a food that is literally spread, generally with a knife, onto food items such as

bread Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made f ...

or crackers. Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavor or texture of the food, which may be considered bland without it.

Spreads

Aioli Aioli, allioli or aïoli ( or ; Provençal oc, alhòli or ''aiòli'' ; ca, allioli ; es, alioli ) is a cold sauce consisting of an emulsion of garlic and olive oil; it is found in the cuisines of the northwest Mediterranean, from Andalusia ...

— sauce made of garlic, salt, and olive oil of the northwest Mediterranean * Ajvar — Southeast European condiment made from red bell peppers, eggplants, garlic and oil * Amlu – Moroccan spread of argan oil, almonds and honey * Apple butter - Caramelized, concentrated apple sauce *

Bacon jam Bacon jam is a bacon-based relish, similar to the Austrian starter Verhackertes. It is made through a process of slow cooking the bacon, along with onions, vinegar, brown sugar and spices, before mixing in a food processor. Bacon jam, like fruit ...

* Bean dip – sometimes used as a spread * Beer jam * Biber salçası — Anatolian paste made from red chili peppers or sweet long peppers and salt * Biscoff — Sweet paste made from Biscoff biscuits *

Butter Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condim ...

:* Rucava white butter :*Chocolate butter *

Chutney A chutney is a spread in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion or mint dipping sauce ...

— sauce of the Indian subcontinent of tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish or a yogurt, cucumber and mint dip * Cheong — various sweetened Korean foods in the form of syrups, marmalades and fruit preserves * Chocolate spread ** Gianduja ** Nutella * Citadel spread — paste made of peanut butter, oil, sugar and milk powder *

Clotted cream Clotted cream ( kw, dehen molys, sometimes called scalded, clouted, Devonshire or Cornish cream) is a thick cream made by heating full-cream cow's milk using steam or a water bath and then leaving it in shallow pans to cool slowly. During this t ...

* Coconut jam - a general term for coconut-based jams in Southeast Asia. Coconut jams include kaya of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

, and

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

; sangkhaya of

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

; and matamis sa bao, latik, or kalamay of the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. *

Cookie butter Cookie butter (Dutch: ''speculoospasta'', Danish: ''trøffelmasse'') is a food paste made primarily from speculoos cookie crumbs (such as Biscoff in the United States and United Kingdom), fat (such as vegetable oil, condensed milk or butter) ...

* Cretons — pork spread containing onions and spices, from Quebec *

Dulce de Leche ''Dulce de leche'' (; pt, doce de leite), also known as caramelized milk, milk candy or milk jam in English, is a confection from Latin America prepared by slowly heating sugar and milk over a period of several hours. The resulting substance, ...

— confection from Latin America prepared by slowly heating sweetened milk *

Egg butter Egg butter (, , ) is a mixture of butter and chopped hard boiled eggs. It is a well known spread in Finnish cuisine and Estonian cuisine. In Finland, egg butter is typically spread over hot Karelian pasties. In Estonia, egg butter and ''leib'' ...

Electuary An electuary is a medicine consisting of a powder or other ingredient mixed with something sweet such as honey to make it more palatable.

(Larwerge) — a honey-thickened juice spread popular in Switzerland, often made with forest fruit such as juniper or pine * Féroce — made of avocados, cassava, olive oil, lime juice, salt cod, garlic, chili peppers, hot sauce, and seasonings, from Martinique * Filet américain — Belgian variation of Steak tartare *

Flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring ( indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. ...

* Foie gras * Guacamole * Heinz Sandwich Spread *

Honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...

Hummus Hummus (, ; ar, حُمُّص, 'chickpeas'; full Arabic name: ''ḥummuṣ bi-ṭ-ṭaḥīna'' ar, حمص بالطحينة, 'chickpeas with tahini'), also spelled hommus or houmous, is a Middle Eastern dip, spread, or savory dish made f ...

* Smörgåskaviar – a fish roe spread eaten in Scandinavia and Finland * Kartoffelkäse * Kaya (jam) – coconut jam, commonly eaten as Kaya toast * Kyopolou — Bulgarian and Turkish spread made from roasted eggplants and garlic * Latik - also known as "coconut caramel", a traditional Filipino sweet syrup made from coconut milk and sugar. * Liver spread - also known as "

lechon A suckling pig is a piglet fed on its mother's milk (i.e., a piglet which is still a "suckling"). In culinary contexts, a suckling pig is slaughtered between the ages of two and six weeks. It is traditionally cooked whole, often roasted, in ...

sauce", a Filipino spread made from pureed cooked pork or chicken liver with spices, vinegar, and brown sugar. *

Ljutenica ''Ljutenica'', ''lyutenitsa'' or ''lutenica'' (, , ; ''lyuto'' or ''luto'' meaning "hot") is a (sometimes spicy) vegetable relish or chutney in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian cuisines. The ingredients include peppers, aubergines, carrots, g ...

— vegetable relish or chutney in Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia * Lox *

Manjar blanco Manjar blanco (), also known as manjar de leche or simply manjar, is a term used in Spanish-speaking area of the world in reference to a variety of milk-based delicacies. In Spain the term refers to blancmange, a European delicacy found in vari ...

— term used in Spanish-speaking world to a variety of milk-based delicacies * Manteca colorá — Andalusian spread prepared by adding spices and paprika to lard, cooked with minced or finely chopped pieces of pork *

Maple butter Maple butter, also known as maple cream or maple spread, is a confection made from maple syrup, by heating the syrup to approximately , cooling it to around , and beating it until it reaches a smooth consistency. It is usually made from Grade A ...

Margarine Margarine (, also , ) is a spread used for flavoring, baking, and cooking. It is most often used as a substitute for butter. Although originally made from animal fats, most margarine consumed today is made from vegetable oil. The spread was or ...

* Marshmallow creme * Mint jelly * Moambe – also referred to as palm butter, or palm cream *

Mayonnaise Mayonnaise (; ), colloquially referred to as "mayo" , is a thick, cold, and creamy sauce or dressing commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, composed salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various other sauces, such as tarta ...

* Miracle Whip * Nut butter ** Almond butter ** Cashew butter **

Hazelnut butter Hazelnut butter is a food spread made from crushed and blended hazelnuts. More commonly found in Europe, hazelnut butter is also familiar when mixed with chocolate as an ingredient in chocolate spreads. Hazelnut butter is available in both crun ...

Peanut butter Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground, dry-roasted peanuts. It commonly contains additional ingredients that modify the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners, or emulsifiers. Peanut butter is consumed in many countri ...

* Palm butter – a spread made of palm oil designed to imitate dairy butter *

Paprykarz szczeciński Szczecin paprikash (Polish: ''Paprykarz szczeciński''), also known as Polish paprikash, is a Polish canned fish spread made from ground fish, rice, tomato paste and vegetable oil, seasoned with onion, salt and spices. It has the form of a reddish ...

— Polish spread made from ground fish, rice, tomato paste, vegetable oil, onion, salt and spices * Pâté ** Chopped liver ** Liver pâté ** Pheasant paste * Pesto * Peabutter * Pimento cheese * Pindjur — Bulgarian, Serbian, Bosnian and Macedonian spread which ingredients include red bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, vegetable oil and salt * Remoulade — European cold sauce based on mayonnaise * Rillettes — French paste made with pork or other meats and sometimes with anchovies, tuna or salmon *

Schmaltz Schmaltz (also spelled schmalz or shmalz) is rendered (clarified) chicken or goose fat. It is an integral part of traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, where it has been used for centuries in a wide array of dishes, such as chicken soup, l ...

— rendered (clarified) chicken or goose fat * Sobrassada — typical from the Balearic Isles, made from pork, paprika, salt and other spices. *

Sunflower butter Sunflower butter, also known as sunflower seed butter, is a food paste made from sunflower seeds. Sunflower butter is commonly used as a substitute for peanut butter when allergies are a concern. History U.S. commercial versions of sunflower butt ...

Tahini Tahini () or tahina (, ) is a Middle Eastern condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame. It is served by itself (as a dip) or as a major ingredient in hummus, baba ghanoush, and halva. Tahini is used in the cuisines of the Levant an ...

– paste made from ground, husk hulled sesame seeds *

Tapenade Tapenade (; oc, tapenada ) is a Provençal name for a spread, condiment and culinary ingredient consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, and anchovies. Its name comes from the Provençal word for capers, ''tapenas'' (). It i ...

— Provençal spread of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers and anchovies *

Taramasalata Taramasalata or taramosalata ( el, ταραμοσαλάτα; from 'fish roe' < tr, tarama +

Greek

: 'salad' < it, insa ...

— Greek

meze Meze or mezza (, ) is a selection of small dishes served as appetizers in the Levant, Turkey, Greece, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Iran. It is similar to Spanish tapas and Italian antipasti. A mezze may be served as a part of a multi-course ...

made from salted and cured roe of the cod, carp or grey mullet mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and bread or potatoes * Tartar sauce * Zacuscă — vegetable spread popular in Romania and Moldova
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atop bread File:Cashew butter.jpg, Cashew butter being ground File:Manteca colorá - Mercado de Cádiz.jpg, Manteca colorá File:Maple butter.jpg,

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in a jar File:Rillettes en pot.jpg, Rillettes File:Cuillere de tapenade.jpg,

Cheeses and cheese spreads

Cheeses used as a spread and

cheese spread Cheese spread is a soft spreadable cheese or processed cheese product. Various additional ingredients are sometimes used, such as multiple cheeses, fruits, vegetables and meats, and many types of cheese spreads exist. Pasteurized process cheese s ...

s include: *

Almogrote Almogrote is a soft paste made from hard cheese, peppers, olive oil, garlic, and other ingredients, which is typically eaten spread on toast. It is native to La Gomera in the Canary Islands. See also * List of spreads This is a list of spr ...

* Alouette cheese * Beer cheese *

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* Brie – sometimes used as a spread * Catupiry *

Cheez Whiz Cheez Whiz is a brand of processed cheese sauce or spread produced by Kraft Foods. It was developed by a team led by food scientist Edwin Traisman (1915–2007). It was first sold in 1952, and with some changes in formulation continues to be i ...

Cervelle de canut Cervelle de canut is a cheese spread or dip that is a specialty of Lyon, France. The dish is a base of fromage blanc, seasoned with chopped herbs, shallots, salt, pepper, olive oil and vinegar. Its name literally means "silk worker's brain", af ...

* Cold pack cheese *

Cottage cheese Cottage cheese is a curdled milk product with a mild flavor and a creamy, non-homogeneous, soupy texture. It is made from skimmed milk by draining the cheese, as opposed to pressing it to make cheese curd—retaining some of the whey and keep ...

* Cream cheese * Creole cream cheese * Cup cheese * Dairylea * Easy Cheese *

Farmer cheese In the United States, farmer cheese (also farmer's cheese or farmers' cheese) is pressed curds, an unripened cheese made by adding rennet and bacterial starter to coagulate and acidify milk. Farmer cheese may be made from the milk of cows ...

– sometimes used as a spread * Fromage blanc *

Fromage fort Fromage fort (literally "strong cheese") is a French cheese spread traditionally made by blending together pieces of different leftover cheeses, white wine (or other spirits), garlic, and various herbs. Other ingredients include pepper and leek ...

* Laughing Cow * Liptauer * Moretum * Obatzda * Pimento cheese *

Port wine cheese Port wine cheese is an orange- and red-colored cheese or cheese spread that is heavily dosed with alcoholic port wine as it is made. It is typically used as a cheese spread on foods such as crackers. It can be rolled into a cylindrical shape or into ...

* Pub cheese * Requeijão *

Rushan cheese ''Rushan'' () is a cow's milk cheese of Yunnan, China. It is traditionally made by the Bai people, who call it (or , in another dialect of Bai), the etymology of which is unclear. Freshly made cows’ milk curds are pulled and stretched int ...

* Tirokafteri *

Prim Prim may refer to: People *Prim (given name) *Prim (surname) Places * Prim, Virginia, unincorporated community in King George County *Dolní Přím, village in the Czech Republic; as Nieder Prim (Lower Prim) site of the Battle of Königgrätz * ...

Fruit spreads and preserves

Fruit spreads and

preserves Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread. There are many varieties of fruit preserves globally, distinguished by the met ...

include: * Apple butter * Apricot Jam *

Bar-le-duc jelly Bar-le-duc jelly () is a highly regarded preparation of jelly originally composed of select whole seeded currants, typically white currants or red currants. The name ''Bar-le-duc'' refers to the geographical origin of the preparation in the F ...

Berry A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, rasp ...

Jam **

Berries A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, ras ...

* Birnenhonig *

Cabell d'àngel Cabell d'àngel ( ''cabello de ángel''; literally "angel's hair") is a transparent threaded jam made from Siam pumpkin (''Cucurbita ficifolia'') pulp and white sugar. It originated in Mallorca but its use has spread to the rest of Spain a ...

* Coconut jam * Confit * Confiture *

Confiture de lait ''Dulce de leche'' (; pt, doce de leite), also known as caramelized milk, milk candy or milk jam in English, is a confection from Latin America prepared by slowly heating sugar and milk over a period of several hours. The resulting substance, wh ...

Conserves Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes Acid#In food, acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or Spread (food), spread. There are many varieties of fruit preserves globally ...

* Eggplant jam *

Fruit butter A fruit butter is a sweet spread made of fruit cooked to a paste, then lightly sweetened. It falls into the same category as jelly and jam. Apple butter and plum butter are common examples. Fruit pastes, such as quince cheese are popular in La ...

* Fruit curd * Guava jelly * Hagebuttenmark – a fruit preserve made from rose hips, sugar and sometimes red wine * Lekvar * Lingonberry jam * Marmalade * Nièr beurre * Pepper jelly *

Powidl Powidl (or ''powidel'', from Czech ''povidla'') is a fruit spread prepared from the prune plum (zwetschge). Unlike jam or marmalade, and unlike the German '' Pflaumenmus'' (plum puree), powidl is prepared without additional sweeteners or gell ...

– a plum butter prepared without additional sweeteners or gelling agents * Quince cheese * Sirop de Liège – prepared using evaporated fruit juices *

Tomato jam Tomato jam (also referred to as tomato jelly) is a type of fruit preserve prepared with tomatoes and sugar. Overview Green tomatoes are used in some preparations. Some preparations may use honey, and some include bacon. It has been described a ...

Ube halaya ''Ube halaya'' or ''halayang ube'' (variant spellings ''halea'', ''haleya''; from the Spanish ''jalea'', "jam") is a Philippine dessert made from boiled and mashed purple yam (''Dioscorea alata'', locally known as ''ube''). Ube halaya is the ma ...

– also known as

Ube UBE or Ube may refer to: * Ubiquitin-activating enzyme * Ube, Yamaguchi, a city in Japan * Uniform Bar Examination * Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy * Ube Industries, chemical company * Union bound estimate, a probability theory bound * Union of Bo ...

jam * Yuja-cheong File:Yosrisekaya1.jpg, Close-up view of a coconut jam File:Pannkaka.jpg, Pancakes with lingonberry jam File:Homemade marmalade, England.jpg, Homemade English marmalade File:Nièr beurre Faîs'sie d'cidre 2007.jpg, A jar of nièr beurre File:Red Pepper Jelly (1962318754).jpg, Red pepper jelly File:Powidl1.png,

plum butter File:Dulce de membrillo.jpg, Quince cheese File:Strawberry jam on a dish.JPG,

Strawberry The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...

jam

Yeast extract spreads

Yeast extract Yeast extracts consist of the cell contents of yeast without the cell walls; they are used as food additives or flavorings, or as nutrients for bacterial culture media. They are often used to create savory flavors and umami taste sensations, ...

spreads include: * AussieMite * Cenovis * Guinness Yeast Extract * Marmite * Marmite (New Zealand) * Oxo * Promite * Vegemite * Vitam-R

References

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