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What do Brits call jam (i.e. what American's call jelly but with chunks of fruit in it)?
by harimau777 3y ago
What do Brits call jam (i.e. what American's call jelly but with chunks of fruit in it)?
- notatoad 3y agoi 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 agoPreserve? Conserve? But colloquially, probably just jam. Or "jam with bits of fruit in it"
- joecool1029 3y agoConserve 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 agoUsually 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".