Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and often served using a butterknife.

A spread is a dense, soft condiment that can be spread onto other dishes, for flavor or texture. Common spreads include cheeses, creams, and butters (spreads made from milk; though the term butter is broadly applied to many spreads); and jams and jellies (spreads made from fruit). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1350x900, 287 KB) butter http://visualsonline. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1350x900, 287 KB) butter http://visualsonline. ... A condiment is a substance applied to food, usually in the form of a sauce, powder, or spread, to enhance or improve the flavor. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of cows, goats, sheep, or other mammals. ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homogenization. ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and often served using a butterknife. ... National motto: Out of Many One People Official language English Capital and largest city Kingston Monarch Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Sir Howard Cooke Prime Minister P. J. Patterson Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 159th 10,991 km² 1. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Spreads are also made from vegetables (e.g., vegemite, babaganoush, salsas) and meats (e.g., pâté, fleischbutter). Terms like "butter," "paste," and "sauce" are used casually in this context; and the line between sauces and spreads is rather fuzzy. Olive paste, Cranberry sauce and mayonnaise (the latter two also being sauces) are examples of spreads on the boundary of this category. Vegemite on toast. ... Baba ganoush or Babaghanoush (in Arabic, بابا غنوج) is the name of two popular Middle Eastern dishes made primarily of eggplant (aubergine). ... In Spanish, salsa can refer to any type of sauce, but in English it usually refers to the spicy, often tomato-based sauces typical of Mexican cuisine, particularly sauces or dips. ... Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. ... A pâté (also spelled paté) is a spreadable paste, usually made from meat although vegetarian variants exist, and often served with toast as a starter. ... For the computer protocol, see SAUCE In cooking, a sauce is a liquid served on or used in the preparation of food. ... Cranberry sauce is a sauce made out of mashed cranberries. ... In cooking, mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce, usually of a white or light yellow color, which is made and eaten cold. ...

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Spreads

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