List of spreads Facts for Kids

Peanut butter being spread on white bread

A spread is a type of food that you can easily spread onto other foods. You usually use a knife to put it on things like bread or crackers. Spreads are added to make food taste better or to give it a nicer texture. Without a spread, some foods might seem a bit plain!

Tasty Spreads
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Tasty Spreads

Ajvar atop bread

Butter is often served for spreading on bread with a butter knife.

Chopped liver on bread

Clotted cream

Kartoffelkäse atop bread

Mettbrötchen as served in Germany

Here are some popular spreads from around the world:

Aioli – This is a creamy sauce from the Mediterranean. It's made with garlic, salt, and olive oil.
Ajvar – A tasty spread from Southeast Europe. It's made from red bell peppers, eggplants, garlic, and oil.
Butter – A very common spread made from milk or cream.
- Rucava white butter – A special type of butter.
Chocolate spread – A sweet spread made with chocolate.
- Nutella – A famous brand of chocolate spread. It's made with hazelnuts and cocoa.
Clotted cream – A thick, rich cream often served with scones.
Coconut jam – A sweet jam made from coconuts. It's popular in Southeast Asia.
- Kaya – A type of coconut jam from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Cookie butter – A sweet paste made from crushed biscuits.
Dulce de leche – A sweet treat from Latin America. It's made by slowly heating sweetened milk until it turns thick and caramel-like.
Guacamole – A creamy dip or spread made from mashed avocados.
Honey – A sweet, thick liquid made by bees.
Hummus – A popular dip or spread from the Middle East. It's made from mashed chickpeas, tahini (sesame paste), lemon juice, and garlic.
Kartoffelkäse – A German spread made from potatoes and cheese.
Kaya (jam) – A sweet coconut jam, often eaten on toast.
Lard – Rendered (melted and clarified) pig fat, sometimes used as a spread.
Mayonnaise – A thick, creamy sauce often used as a spread.
Nut butter – Spreads made from ground nuts.
- Almond butter – Made from almonds.
- Cashew butter – Made from cashews.
- Hazelnut butter – Made from hazelnuts.
- Peanut butter – A very popular spread made from peanuts.
Obatzda – A Bavarian cheese spread. It's made by mixing soft cheese (like Camembert) with butter.
Pâté – A rich paste made from ground meat, often liver.
- Chopped liver – A type of pâté made from liver.
Pesto – A green paste from Italy. It's made with basil, pine nuts, garlic, cheese, and olive oil.
Plum butter – A sweet spread made from plums.
- Powidl – A type of plum butter popular in Central Europe.
Remoulade – A cold sauce similar to mayonnaise, often with herbs and spices.
Tahini – A paste made from ground sesame seeds.
Tapenade – A spread from France made from olives, capers, and anchovies.
Teewurst – A German sausage that is soft enough to spread.
Vegemite – A dark brown Australian spread. It's made from yeast extract and has a strong, salty taste.

Various spreads
Bacon jam atop bread
Cashew butter being ground
Manteca colorá
Maple butter
Peanut butter in a jar
Rillettes
Tapenade

Cheeses and Cheese Spreads

Almogrote

Benedictine used as a dip

A bagel and cream cheese

Many cheeses can be used as spreads, and some are even made specifically for spreading. Here are a few:

Almogrote – A hard cheese paste from the Canary Islands.
Benedictine – A cucumber and cream cheese spread.
Brie – This soft cheese can sometimes be spread when it's very ripe.
Cream cheese – A soft, fresh cheese that is very popular for spreading on bagels.
Dairylea – A brand of processed cheese spread.
Easy Cheese – A processed cheese product sold in a spray can.
Fromage blanc – A fresh, soft cheese from France.
Laughing Cow – A popular brand of creamy, mild cheese spread.
Liptauer – A spicy cheese spread from Central Europe.
Obatzda – A Bavarian cheese spread (also listed above).
Pimento cheese – A spread made from cheese, pimentos (small sweet peppers), and mayonnaise.
Port wine cheese – Cheese mixed with port wine.

Fruit Spreads and Preserves

A spoonful of “rinse appelstroop” (sweet and sour apple butter), a Dutch syrup specialty made from apple and sugar beet juice.

Yuja-cheong

Fruit spreads and preserves are sweet and often made by cooking fruit with sugar.

Apple butter – A very concentrated, caramelized apple sauce.
Apricot Jam – A sweet spread made from apricots.
Berry Jam – Jams made from various berries.
Coconut jam – A sweet jam made from coconuts (also listed above).
Confit – A way of preserving food, often fruit, in sugar.
Fruit butter – Similar to apple butter, but made with other fruits.
Fruit curd – A creamy dessert topping or spread made with fruit juice, eggs, sugar, and butter. Lemon curd is a common example.
Guava jelly – A sweet jelly made from guava fruit.
Lingonberry jam – A tart jam made from lingonberries, popular in Scandinavia.
Marmalade – A citrus fruit preserve, often made with oranges or lemons.
Pepper jelly – A sweet and spicy jelly made with peppers.
Powidl – A plum butter made without extra sweeteners.
Quince cheese – A firm, sweet paste made from quince fruit.
Tomato jam – A jam made from tomatoes.
Ube halaya – A sweet Filipino dessert or spread made from purple yam.
Yuja-cheong – A Korean marmalade made from the yuja fruit.