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Marmalade vs Confiture - What's the difference?

marmalade | confiture |

As nouns the difference between marmalade and confiture

is that marmalade is citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture most commonly made with seville oranges, and usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit while confiture is a preserve or candied fruit.

As a verb marmalade

is to spread marmalade on.

marmalade

English

(wikipedia marmalade)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture. Most commonly made with Seville oranges, and usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit.
    • lime marmalade
    thick cut marmalade

    Derived terms

    * marmaladey * marmalady

    Verb

    (marmalad)
  • To spread marmalade on.

    • Derived terms

    * marmalader * marmalading

    confiture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A preserve or candied fruit

    • Synonyms

    * preserve * comfit, comfiture