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0 pointsharimau7772y ago0 comments

What do Brits call jam (i.e. what American's call jelly but with chunks of fruit in it)?

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Usually that's also jam, but there are a few fruits where we call it jelly.

Redcurrant jelly: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/redcurrant_jelly_26005

The whole jam shelf at Tesco, including "Strawberry Seedless Jam" (shouldn't that be "Seedless strawberry jam"? The adjective order sounds wrong otherwise) and "Strawberry jam": https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=jam

"Conserve" means "add £1 to the price".

notatoad2y ago

i don't think american-style jelly really exists in britain. british jam and american jam are mostly the same thing, if encountered it would probably be called filtered jam or clear jam.

pxeger12y ago

Preserve? Conserve? But colloquially, probably just jam. Or "jam with bits of fruit in it"

joecool10292y ago

Conserve is the antiquated term the British would probably use if 'filtered jam' existed there.

Jam has small bits of fruit (usually like strawberry/raspberry seeds). US jelly does not since it's made from juice or syrup. Preserves are the kind with bigger chunks of fruit.

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