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> 26th October 2006: Attention Americans! > > What you call "jello", we call "jelly". What you call "jelly", we call "jam".

• harimau777 3y ago
  What do Brits call jam (i.e. what American's call jelly but with chunks of fruit in it)?
  • notatoad 3y 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.
    • pxeger1 3y ago
      Preserve? Conserve? But colloquially, probably just jam. Or "jam with bits of fruit in it"
      • joecool1029 3y 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.
  • Symbiote 3y ago
    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 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 https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=jam "Conserve" means "add £1 to the price".
• benatkin 3y ago
  Hmm, I don't think I can get used to that.