Spreads

[Celyn: The Lutening]

I'm just surprised and quite delighted with the fact that marmite is, so far, recognised as superior.

[Piotrek]

@Giwreh

That breadspead assortment looks cool.   Is that some sort of specialised shop? Also, are these breadspreads sweet or savoury (salty/spicy)?

[Luftschlosseule]

I freeze my bread so it won't go bad as I don't eat it everyday, and toast it. I like cream cheese and strawberry marmelade, but not together.

What's the differente between jam and marmelade? In school, I was told that marmelade is British English and jam American English. And where comes jelly in it?
I'd like to try marmite, but when I see it in stores they only have this gigantic jar and I don't want to commit without knowing if I like it.

[everywhere and nowhere]

I freeze my buns - I don't want to keep going to the store and buying them every other day or so, but, living alone, I only eat one a day. In the evening I prepare a bit for the following day: I put a frozen bun on a plate and cover it with a bowl and take the butter out of the refrigerator. In the morning they are ready to be used, I only have to make some tea, cut and smear the bun etc.

[LilyG]

Almost anything on toast/bread -- I'm happy!

 

The simple basic (lazy) kind of toast in the morning is just a little butter w/ cinnamon/sugar.  I thank my Gramma for that -- she used to cut a slice of bread into small triangles & arrange them into little butterflies.  (Cinnamon butterflies with our breakfast when we were little  )

[Goonie]

Normally just butter, sometimes jam if I remember or have any. I really like marmalade though

[daveb]

On 7/21/2018 at 3:55 AM, Luftschlosseule said:

What's the differente between jam and marmelade? In school, I was told that marmelade is British English and jam American English. And where comes jelly in it?

Jam and marmalade are NOT the same thing. Marmalade is made from garbage citrus rinds and juice. Jam is made from the flesh of various fruits, but usually not citrus (I don't think I have ever seen lemon or orange jam). In the US at least jam and jelly are usually different, too. Jelly is usually transparent, with no chunks or bits of fruit, while jam is usually more similar to a salsa with chunks/bits of fruit and is less transparent (but not spicy). I think, in the UK (and elsewhere?) what they call jelly is what we in the US call Jello (basically a gelatin-based dessert, usually not used as a spread), and they use the word jam for both jelly and jam (someone from the UK please correct me if I am wrong). There are also preserves, which are very similar to jam (or sometimes considered a higher-level category that includes things like jam and marmalade as sub-categories), with chunks/bits of fruit in them. And "spreadable fruit", which is basically like preserves or jam, but meant to sound more healthy. And "butters", such as apple butter, which is more like a soft paste-like spread - and different from apple sauce.

 

And lets not even get into compotes, chutneys, etc.  

 

p.s. I misspoke a bit about jams - it's not necessarily bits or chunks of fruit, but could be more like a puree.

[Lichley]

Reminds me of my ex.... Nutella, Lemon Curd, Marmite, Butter, Jam, and Peanut Butter onto a single slice of toast. Every single time. 

[Luftschlosseule]

12 hours ago, daveb said:

Jam and marmalade are NOT the same thing. Marmalade is made from garbage citrus rinds and juice. Jam is made from the flesh of various fruits, but usually not citrus (I don't think I have ever seen lemon or orange jam). In the US at least jam and jelly are usually different, too. Jelly is usually transparent, with no chunks or bits of fruit, while jam is usually more similar to a salsa with chunks/bits of fruit and is less transparent (but not spicy). I think, in the UK (and elsewhere?) what they call jelly is what we in the US call Jello (basically a gelatin-based dessert, usually not used as a spread), and they use the word jam for both jelly and jam (someone from the UK please correct me if I am wrong). There are also preserves, which are very similar to jam (or sometimes considered a higher-level category that includes things like jam and marmalade as sub-categories), with chunks/bits of fruit in them. And "spreadable fruit", which is basically like preserves or jam, but meant to sound more healthy. And "butters", such as apple butter, which is more like a soft paste-like spread - and different from apple sauce.

 

And lets not even get into compotes, chutneys, etc.  

Thanks! Whoa. Just. Whoa.

[Piotrek]

19 hours ago, daveb said:

Jam and marmalade are NOT the same thing. Marmalade is made from garbage citrus rinds and juice. Jam is made from the flesh of various fruits, but usually not citrus (I don't think I have ever seen lemon or orange jam). In the US at least jam and jelly are usually different, too. Jelly is usually transparent, with no chunks or bits of fruit, while jam is usually more similar to a salsa with chunks/bits of fruit and is less transparent (but not spicy). I think, in the UK (and elsewhere?) what they call jelly is what we in the US call Jello (basically a gelatin-based dessert, usually not used as a spread), and they use the word jam for both jelly and jam (someone from the UK please correct me if I am wrong). There are also preserves, which are very similar to jam (or sometimes considered a higher-level category that includes things like jam and marmalade as sub-categories), with chunks/bits of fruit in them. And "spreadable fruit", which is basically like preserves or jam, but meant to sound more healthy. And "butters", such as apple butter, which is more like a soft paste-like spread - and different from apple sauce.

 

And lets not even get into compotes, chutneys, etc.  

In Poland we also have this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powidl

 

[Mae 🌼]

Jam, nothing but jam

[♠♠♠]

I don't eat toast very often but when I do, it's either melty buttery marmite or I spread cream cheese and then mix in Swedish fish egg paste. Its creamy and salty!

[here_on_the_morrow]

Why isn't butter an option? Isn't that THE toast spread and everything else is just secondary? 

[XYZ96]

I generally put peanut butter on my toast, but I'd also willingly put nutella on it, all of the other options are things I don't actually like... 

[E Wildflower]

I have jam or Nutella on toast occasionally, but usually just butter or margarine.

[cavalier080854]

I'm type 2 diabetic, so toast is off the menu.

But when it was, it had to be marmalade or cheese (melted or not)

[Pramana]

I'm a huge fan of jelly (especially chokecherry), jam (especially wild strawberry), and honey (especially buckwheat).

[The Dryad]

Hummus is great on toast! It can be fairly cheesy but there are also sweet hummus recipes out there that could be good, you could probably add sugar to a little original hummus to make 'cream cheese's as well...hmm

[Grumpy Alien]

On 7/12/2018 at 9:07 PM, Gloomy said:

I like avocado toast. I don't eat toast very much though, I usually have eggs for breakfast.

AVOCADO 😍

[The Dryad]

8 minutes ago, okir fokir said:

AVOCADO 😍

yeeeeeeeeeees! Preach!

[Grumpy Alien]

 

[little fish]

Butter! Only butter and salt. I can't have sweet on top of bread, the bread is already so sweet! Only sweet thing I could have would be dark chocolate. 

 

As a kid in Poland our family and friends family always made this toast thing, (not really sure if it's toast or called something else) piece of bread with ketchup and cheese on top, put it in the oven/grill until the cheese melts. You would also add a bit of pizza spices if you had some. A staple of my childhood, but I wouldn't eat it now. Zapiekakas are still delicious though.

[Piotrek]

@little fish

A like goes to you, a fellow zapiekanka lover There's a bar offering all sorts of those close to my workplace.

 

 

[little fish]

Just now, Piotrek said:

@little fish

A like goes to you, a fellow zapiekanka lover There's a bar offering all sorts of those close to my workplace.

 

 

If I could I would eat them everyday  Sadly nothing near me has them, so I get them on special occasions from international/Polish shops, and when I visit Poland I probably eat one every single day haha

[SpookyNameHere]

I rarely eat toast and I don't really like it all the time, but when I do eat it I usually eat it with nutella. 

[Celyn: The Lutening]

@daveb is 100% correct about jam. I don't think we even have what Americans call "jelly" in the UK, all our jams have bits in. However, marmalade (which could be any citrus, my favourite is lime) is the nectar of the gods. I've encountered "onion jam" and "chilli jam" but, while they were delicious, they were chutneys, not jam. Jam is fruit only.

I've had imported American "jelly", it's like cross between jam and what I would call "jelly".

 

My family has acquired a franken-spread that's supposed to taste like the Dutch biscuits spekulaas. It just smells like cinnamon. I hate cinnamon.

[EngineeRaven]

Garlic, butter and cheese, in this order.

[Life With Masks]

I don't eat sweet things with toast or bread. It's always either margarine or cheese. There are days I don't eat toast/bread at all because I personally don't like it too much. I might feel like eating bread/toast without spreads as well.

[Anomaly Q3Xr]

I thought I'd list them in order:

 

Marmalade (medium or thick cut)

Peanut butter (crunchy)

Jam (as long as it is blackcurrant.  Any other jam is yuck!)

Marmite

Honey

Nutella

 

Vegimite - Never even tried it.

 

Also, I like cream cheese on my toast, which comes in joint first with marmalade.

 

Also, I never have butter or margarine if I have another spread.

[everywhere and nowhere]

Btw, just yesterday I tried making a paste I already tried once. Recipe: green string-beans, a bit of olive oil, garlic, fresh basil leaves, yeast flakes. String beans are cooked and then blended with the other ingredients.

It worked better than the first time because the previous time I had used pre-packed frozen string-beans, which were quite fibrous. Now they were fresh and much better. However, I took too little of them and it made only one jar. I just don't have "a gauge in my eyes". I'm COMPLETELY UNABLE to "see" how much paste will a serving of vegetables make, how much of something (vegetables, pasta, rice etc.) will be on the plate compared to what I'm putting in the pot... Notoriously I cook too much or too little pasta or vegetables because I just can't judge amounts.