spreadables
Things you spread
Spreadables are foods with a soft, smooth texture designed to be spread on bread, crackers, or similar bases.
The category includes butter, cream cheese, hummus, jams, and nut butters.
The term appears most often in grocery marketing and food industry contexts: The spreadables aisle has everything from peanut butter to pâté.
Cooked fruit spread
- jellyFruit spread, no seeds
- marmaladeCitrus preserve with peel
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- peanut butterPaste from ground gourds
almond butter · apple butter · lemon curd · dulce de leche · cookie butter · maple butter · fruit preserves · clotted cream
Mashed chickpea spread
- pestoUncooked green Italian sauce
- tapenadeSavory olive-caper spread
- guacamoleSeasoned avocado spread
- baba ganoushPureed roasted eggplant spread
tzatziki · pate · liverwurst · cream cheese · ricotta · brie · camembert · labneh
Solid fat from cream
- cream cheeseSoft spreadable dairy product
- margarineVegetable oil spread
- gheeButter with milk removed
- sour creamCultured dairy condiment
yogurt · quark · goat cheese · whipped butter · cultured butter · compound butter · garlic butter · herb butter
Tangy seed-paste condiment
- mayonnaiseEmulsified egg-oil spread
- ketchupTomato-based condiment
- aioliGarlic-infused emulsified sauce
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
chutney · salsa · harissa · sriracha · gochujang · horseradish · barbecue sauce · hoisin
jam
Cooked fruit spread
peanut butter · almond butter · apple butter · lemon curd · dulce de leche · cookie butter · maple butter · fruit preserves · clotted cream · mascarpone
hummus
Mashed chickpea spread
baba ganoush · tzatziki · pate · liverwurst · cream cheese · ricotta · brie · camembert · labneh · romesco
butter
Solid fat from cream
- cream cheeseSoft spreadable dairy product
- margarineVegetable oil spread
- gheeButter with milk removed
sour cream · yogurt · quark · goat cheese · whipped butter · cultured butter · compound butter · garlic butter · herb butter
mustard
Tangy seed-paste condiment
- mayonnaiseEmulsified egg-oil spread
- ketchupTomato-based condiment
- aioliGarlic-infused emulsified sauce
relish · chutney · salsa · harissa · sriracha · gochujang · horseradish · barbecue sauce · hoisin · sambal
spreadablessolids
Matter with fixed shape
liquids · hard cheeses · cured meats · blocks · wedges