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''Mostarda di frutta '' (sometime also called ''mostarda'') is a
''Mostarda di frutta '' (sometime also called ''mostarda'') is a Northern Italian
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condiment
A condiment is a preparation that is added to food, typically after cooking, to impart a specific flavor, to enhance the flavor, or to complement the dish. A table condiment or table sauce is more specifically a condiment that is served separat ...
made of candied fruit and a mustard
Mustard may refer to:
Food and plants
* Mustard (condiment), a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment
* Mustard plant, one of several plants, having seeds that are used for the condiment
** Mustard seed, seeds of the mustard p ...
-flavoured syrup. Commercially the essential oil of mustard is employed, which has the advantage of transparency; in home cooking, mustard powder heated in white wine may be used.
Traditionally was served with boiled meats, the which is a speciality of northern Italian cooking. More recently it has become a popular accompaniment to cheeses.
Variations
or (from Cremona) is made with several kinds of fruit, and is the version that typifies . (also called or ) is made from small, sour greenapple
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s called .
Another notable is , which is a specialty of the town of Vicenza
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); it is characterized by a jam
Jam is a type of fruit preserve.
Jam or Jammed may also refer to:
Other common meanings
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* Block signals
** Radio jamming
** Radar jamming and deception
** Mobile phone jammer
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-like consistency and the use of quince () as its main ingredient.
Other versions include , , and .
See also
*List of mustard brands
Mustard is a condiment made from the mustard seeds from one of three varieties of mustard plant: ''Sinapis alba'', white mustard (also known as yellow mustard); ''Brassica juncea'', brown mustard; or ''Brassica nigra'', black mustard. The whole, ...
* Specialty foods
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References
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