This is a list of spreads. A spread is a food that is literally spread, generally with a knife, onto food items such as bread or crackers. Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavour or texture of the food.

Spreads

Aioli – sauce made of garlic, salt, and olive oil of the northwest Mediterranean Ajvar – Southeast European condiment made from red bell peppers, eggplants, garlic, and oil Amlu – Moroccan spread of argan oil, almonds, and honey Bacon jam Bean dip – sometimes used as a spread Beer jam Biber salçası – Anatolian paste made from red chili peppers or sweet long peppers and salt Biscoff – sweet paste made from Biscoff biscuits Bovril - salty meat extract paste Butter Bretel butter Rucava white butter Carrot jam Chutney – sauce of the Indian subcontinent of tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish or a yogurt, cucumber, and mint dip Cheong – various sweetened Korean foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves Chocolate spread Gianduja Nocilla — a spread similar to Nutella sold in Spain and Portugal Nutella – a popular brand of sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread Nutkao Citadel spread – paste made of peanut butter, oil, sugar, and milk powder Clotted cream Coconut jam - a general term for coconut-based jams in Southeast Asia. Coconut jams include kaya of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore; sangkhaya of Thailand; and matamis sa bao, latik, or kalamay of the Philippines. Cookie butter Cretons – pork spread containing onions and spices, from Quebec Dulce de leche – confection from Latin America prepared by slowly heating sweetened milk Egg butter Electuary (Larwerge) – a honey-thickened juice spread popular in Switzerland, often made with forest fruit such as juniper or pine Féroce – made of avocados, cassava, olive oil, lime juice, salt cod, garlic, chili peppers, hot sauce, and seasonings, from Martinique Filet américain – Belgian variation of steak tartare Flora Foie gras Guacamole Heinz Sandwich Spread Honey Hummus – a spread of Middle Eastern origin made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon juice, and garlic; standard garnish in the Middle East includes olive oil, a few whole chickpeas, parsley, and paprika Smörgåskaviar – a fish roe spread eaten in Scandinavia and Finland Kartoffelkäse Kaya (jam) – coconut jam, commonly eaten as kaya toast Kyopolou – Bulgarian and Turkish spread made from roasted eggplants and garlic Lard Latik – also known as "coconut caramel", a traditional Filipino sweet syrup made from coconut milk and sugar Liver spread – also known as "lechon sauce", a Filipino spread made from pureed cooked pork or chicken liver with spices, vinegar, and brown sugar Ljutenica – vegetable relish or chutney in Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Serbia Manjar blanco – term used in Spanish-speaking world to a variety of milk-based delicacies Manteca colorá "Like any fatty spread, Manteca Colorá is best served with some grilled bread and pickles or alongside a nice, acidic salad." – Andalusian spread prepared by adding spices and paprika to lard, cooked with minced or finely chopped pieces of pork Maple butter Margarine Marmite – British spread made from yeast extract Marshmallow creme Mett – minced raw pork seasoned with salt and black pepper, popular in Germany and Poland Mint jelly Moambe – also referred to as palm butter or palm cream Mayonnaise Miracle Whip 'Nduja – a spicy, spreadable pork sausage or salumi from Calabria, Italy Nut butter Almond butter Cashew butter Hazelnut butter Peanut butter Obatzda – a Bavarian cheese spread, prepared by mixing two thirds aged soft cheese, usually Camembert and one third butter Palm butter – a spread made of palm oil designed to imitate dairy butter Paprykarz szczeciński – Polish spread made from ground fish, rice, tomato paste, vegetable oil, onion, salt and spices Pâté Chopped liver Liver pâté Pheasant paste Pesto – a paste that traditionally consists of crushed garlic, European pine nuts, coarse salt, basil leaves, and hard cheese such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or Pecorino Sardo, all blended with olive oil Peabutter Pimento cheese Pindjur – Bulgarian, Serbian, Bosnian and Macedonian spread which ingredients include red bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, vegetable oil and salt Plum butter Powidl - a type of fruit spread prepared from the prune plum, that is popular in Central Europe. Magiun of Topoloveni - a Romanian traditional plum butter that does not contain sweeteners or other additives, which has received a Protected Geographical Status from the European Union in 2011. Remoulade – European cold sauce based on mayonnaise Rillettes – French paste made with pork or other meats and sometimes with anchovies, tuna, or salmon Schmaltz – rendered (clarified) chicken or goose fat Sobrassada – typical from the Balearic Isles, made from pork, paprika, salt, and other spices Sunflower butter Tahini – paste made from ground, husked, hulled sesame seeds Tapenade – Provençal spread of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, and anchovies Taramasalata – Greek meze made from salted and cured roe of the cod, carp, or grey mullet mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and bread or potatoes Tartar sauce Teewurst – a German sausage made from two parts raw pork (and sometimes beef) and one part bacon, it contains 30 to 40 percent fat, which makes it particularly easy to spread Vegemite – a thick, dark brown Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives Zacuscă – vegetable spread popular in Romania and Moldova

Cheeses and cheese spreads

Cheeses used as a spread and cheese spreads include: Almogrote Alouette cheese Beer cheese Benedictine Brie – sometimes used as a spread Catupiry Cheez Whiz Cervelle de canut Cold pack cheese Cottage cheese Cream cheese Creole cream cheese Cup cheese Dairylea Easy Cheese Eden Farmer cheese – sometimes used as a spread Fromage blanc Fromage fort Kraft Singles Laughing Cow Liptauer Magnolia Moretum Obatzda Pimento cheese Port wine cheese Prim Primula cheese spread Pub cheese Requeijão Rushan cheese Tirokafteri Urnebes Velveeta

Fruit spreads and preserves

Fruit spreads and preserves include: Apple butter – Caramelized, concentrated apple sauce Apricot Jam Bar-le-duc jelly Berry Jam Berries Birnenhonig Cabell d'àngel Chutney Coconut jam Confit Confiture Confiture de lait Conserves Eggplant jam Fruit butter Fruit curd Guava jelly Hagebuttenmark – a fruit preserve made from rose hips, sugar and sometimes red wine Lekvar Lingonberry jam Marmalade Nièr beurre Pepper jelly Powidl – a plum butter prepared without additional sweeteners or gelling agents Quince cheese Sirop de Liège – prepared using evaporated fruit juices Tomato jam Ube halaya – also known as ube jam Yuja-cheong

Yeast extract spreads

Yeast extract spreads include: AussieMite Cenovis Guinness Yeast Extract Marmite Marmite (New Zealand) Oxo Promite Vegemite Vitam-R

See also

Fondue List of butter dishes List of condiments List of dips List of food pastes List of syrups Spoon sweets – sweet preserves, served in a spoon as a gesture of hospitality in Greece, the Balkans, parts of the Middle East, and Russia Yogurt

References

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