Confiture
Fruit jam in thick syrup
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A confiture is any fruit jam, marmalade, paste, sweetmeat, or fruit stewed in thick syrup.[1][2][3] Confit, the root of the word, comes from the French word confire, which literally means 'preserved';[4][5] a confit being any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period of time as a method of preservation.[4]
A copper bowl for cooking confiture
TypeJam, marmalade, paste, sweetmeat, or fruit stewed in thick syrup
Main ingredientsFruit
.JPG) Elderberry confiture (jam) | |
| Type | Jam, marmalade, paste, sweetmeat, or fruit stewed in thick syrup |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Fruit |
See also
- Fruit preserves – fruits combined with sugar readied in a manner appropriate for long-term storage
- Konfyt – South African jam
- Spoon sweets – Fruits candied in a syrupy glaze, offered in Greece as a gesture of hospitality
- Varenye – Russian preserves made with whole fruits or large fruit pieces
- Slatko – a whole-fruit preserve in Eastern European cuisine
- List of spreads
