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Happy weekend everyone (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)

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[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

You see, I 100% agree with you that it shouldn't be called "jam". I would call it a compote, if I had a say in the matter. But I specifically looked up what it's called in English and, well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingonberry_jam

I think, some folks also call it "Lingonberry sauce". If you're one of those people, then we've got something we can disagree on.
Jam and sauce are both smooth, which this Lingonberry stuff is not.

[-] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Looks like cranberry sauce to me.

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Ah, in my research, I did also come across this specific meal being a traditional Swedish meal, which I guess, they chose to emulate:

In Sweden the traditional Swedish meatballs are served with lingonberry jam alongside boiled or mashed potatoes and gravy sauce.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_vitis-idaea

Could be that IKEA replaces the lingonberries with cranberries in some regions of the world, since they're not too different taste-wise, but I have no idea, if they actually do that.