The Legend of Marmalade

The Legend of Marmalade
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The Legend of Marmalade

France

France

Legend has it that this jam comes from Marie malate, in French meaning “ill Mary”. The phrase refers to an event when Mary Stuart or Mary the Queen Of Scotland (1542-1587) used this food to relieve seasickness while traveling from Scotland for a Marriage in France

Marmalade

marmalade

Originally, the word Marmalade was derived from Marmelada or ‘marmelada’, a Portuguese dessert. It looks like red jam with quince as the main ingredient, with the word Quince in Portuguese Pronounced as Marmelo.