Spreads & Sweets

Greece's strawberry jelly crystals from Jotis — homemade-jelly dessert mix, fruit-bright and ruby-pink. Easy-mix crystals, the Athens-pantry kids' ...

A tin of kolači like these disappears fast at afternoon coffee, sweet biscuits with a jammy center everyone reaches for first. Sunday makes this Li...

Veni Sour Cherry Preserve is a 270g jar of Romanian dulceată de vișine — plump sour cherries in a vivid, tart-sweet syrup from a Romanian specialis...

Răureni Bitter Cherry Preserve is a 270g jar of Romanian dulceată de vișine — sour cherries in a deep ruby syrup from Vâlcea's Răureni facility, th...

Răureni Apricot Preserve is a 270g jar of Romanian dulceață de caise — whole or halved apricot pieces in a sweet syrup set, the Carpathian-style sp...

Sunday dessert at grandma's table was often just a bowl of canned peaches, syrup and all, no fuss needed. Livada packs these peaches in light syrup...

A jar of marmelada on the breakfast table is as ordinary and as loved as bread itself, spread thick without a second thought. Vitaminka A.D. of Ban...

Rosehip jam is the tart, deep-red spread that shows up in Romanian pantries when the more common fruits run out, prized for its sharper edge. Răure...

This strawberry jam brings back the smell of a Polish grandmother's kitchen on a Sunday morning, jam jars lined up by the window. Lowell Foods make...

Koestlin Breakfast Biscuits — Croatian morning-tea register. Koestlin's nut-and-honey breakfast biscuit — the Zagreb cookie house's morning format,...

Koestlin Breakfast Biscuits with Cereals and Cranberry are crisp, grain-forward breakfast biscuits from Croatia's Koestlin bakery — a 160g pack of ...

A spoonful of fig jam pastry filling brings back the smell of a strudel baking in a Macedonian kitchen. Makprogres, founded in Vinica, North Macedo...

A spoonful of cherry jam pastry filling swirled into a strudel is a taste that brings many back to a Macedonian grandmother's kitchen. Makprogres, ...

Lino Pillows were the cereal waiting on the table before school, creamy-filled pillows scooped straight from the box. Podravka makes this Lino Pill...

Bende Hungarian flower honey — wildflower nectar from Hungarian apiaries, deep amber and herb-rich. Multi-floral, slow-set traditional style. Drizz...

Honeycomb sitting inside the jar is what village markets back home always had, long before honey ever touched a store shelf. This is Pyramid's Pure...

Granny's Secret jam is the jar that sat on every breakfast table back home, spread thick on bread still warm from the toaster. This Extra Jam is ap...

Austria's wild lingonberry sauce from D'Arbo in the family-host jar — Alpine forest-floor berries in syrup, tart-bright and ruby-glossed. Berry-ten...

D'Arbo Peach Fruit Spread — Austria's traditional preserve with sun-ripened peaches, the Darbo family-brand jar that has crossed Central European a...

D'Arbo Raspberry Fruit Spread — Austria's traditional preserve with 50% real raspberries, the family-brand jar Central European and Balkan diaspora...

A jar of proper English preserve turning up on a European grocery shelf is the kind of find that makes a well-stocked pantry feel complete. Wilkin ...

A spoonful of apricot jam on warm bread is a familiar Romanian breakfast, spread onto toast before school. This 270g (9.5oz) preserve is 45% aprico...

A small dish of dark, syrupy walnut preserve served alongside coffee is an Armenian tradition, made from whole green walnuts candied in syrup. This...

A jar of rose petal preserve on the table, its petals suspended in dark syrup, is an Armenian treat usually reserved for guests. This 450g (15.9oz)...