marmalade

     

British-style marmalae is a sweet preserve with a bitter tang made from fruit, sugar, water, and (in some commercial brands) a gelling agent. American-style marmalade is sweet, not bitter. In English-speaking usage "marmalade" almost always refers to a preserve derived from a citrus fruit, most commonly oranges. The recipe includes sliced or chopped fruit peel, which is simmered in fruit juice and water until soft; indeed marmalade is sometimes described as jam with fruit peel. Such marmalade is most often consumed on toasted bread for breakfast. The favoured citrus fruit for marmalade production in the UK is the "Seville orange", Citrus aurantium var. aurantium, thus called because it was originally imported from Seville in Spain; it is higher in pectin than sweet oranges, and therefore gives a good set. Marmalade can also be made from lemons, limes, grapefruits, strawberries or a combination.

Trivia about marmalade

  • Small, bitter Calamondin oranges are good for making this spread that contains bits of peel
  • This preserve was originally made from quince; Seville oranges are now normally used
  • Part of a British breakfast, this jam is made from bitter Seville oranges, including the rinds
  • Bread spread whose name comes from the Portuguese for quince jam, though it's often made with oranges
  • The name of this preserve often made from oranges comes from the Portuguese for "quince jam"
  • Marmaduke is a comic-strip dog; this is a preserve usually made from Seville oranges
  • This preserve which contains fruit rind borrows its name from the Portuguese word for quince jam

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