A confiture is any fruit jam, marmalade, paste, sweetmeat, or fruit stewed in thick syrup.
Confit, the root of the word, comes from the French word ''confire'' which means literally "preserved";
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confit
Confit (, ) (from the French word '' confire'', literally "to preserve") is any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period as a method of preservation.
Confit, as a cooking term, describes when food is cooked in grease, oil, or sugar ...
being any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period of time as a method of preservation.
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Fruit 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 ...
– fruits combined with sugar readied in a manner appropriate for long-term storage
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Konfyt – South African
jam
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spoon sweets - Fruits candied in a syrupy glaze, offered in Greece as a gesture of hospitality.
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varenye
Varenye (russian: варенье, be, варэнне/варэньне, uk, варення) is a popular whole-fruit preserve, widespread in Eastern Europe ( Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), as well as the Baltic region ( lt, uogienė, lv, ievārīj ...
- Russian preserves made with whole fruits or large fruit pieces.
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slatko
Slatko ( sr, / ; mk, слатко, slatko; bg, сладко, sladko; meaning "sweet") is a thin fruit preserve made of fruit or rose petals in Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian cuisine. Almost any kind of fruit can be used, like wild straw ...
- A whole-fruit preserve in Eastern European cuisine.
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List of spreads
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 or crackers. Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavor or texture of the food, which may be considered bland with ...
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Spreads (food)
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