Clash of Civilisations, EU Regulations, marmalade from bitter Seville oranges

 


Decades-old European regulations incorporated into UK law before Brexit mean only preserves made from citrus fruits can be sold as "marmalade" in shops, with other kinds of fruit spread named "jam" or equivalent terms in other languages.

It is a product of British lobbying in the 1970s for a special commercial status for marmalade cut from bitter Seville oranges, a concoction that has become strongly associated with Britain around the world thanks to Paddington Bear.

Now Brussels has updated its rules after the UK's departure, allowing all EU countries to permit non-citrus spreads to be marketed as "marmalade" from June.

BBC 3 April 2026

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e53x475qjo


Paddington Bear är en fiktiv, mycket brittisk barnboksbjörn – en artig, marmeladälskande björn från ”mörkaste Peru” som tas om hand av familjen Brown efter att de hittar honom på Paddington Station i London.
Figuren skapades av den brittiske författaren Michael Bond och dök först upp i boken A Bear Called Paddington 1958.
Paddington kännetecknas av sin blå duffelcoat, stora hatt och sin ständiga marmeladsmörgås. Han beskrivs som välmenande, artig och vänlig, men har en “talang” för att hamna i oskyldiga trubbel på grund av missförstånd.

Hans kärlek till marmelad – särskilt apelsinmarmelad – har gjort honom till nära nog en maskot för brittisk marmelad 
Paddington Bear - Wikipedia



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