What is the difference between 'confitura' and 'mermelada'

Question

I am listening to a Spanish CD prepared by Linguaphone. It was a free CD in a well known newspaper. The topic is at the Hotel buffet. There is both 'mermelada de melocotón' and 'confitura de melocotón'. What is the difference!

Answer 1

While I agree that Sir Ian is technically correct, in my experience the meaning of such terms (and just about everything related to food) varies significantly from one country or region to another. So what exactly each term means will depend largely on where you're standing. I have lived in some countries where the word "confitura" is simply not used at all, for example.

lol@Sir Ian Gekko :) - FELIZ77, Dec 1, 2011

Answer 2

preserve and jam

mermelada is for all fruits not just citrus fruits.

One could say that preserve - confitura is a "posh" jam.