Editing Compote (section)

{{short description|Dessert of fruit cooked in syrup}}
{{about|the dessert|the similar Eastern European beverage |Kompot|other uses|Compote (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name            = Compote
| image           = Compote.jpg
| image_size      = 250px
| caption         = A [[rhubarb]] and [[apple]] compote (right)
| alternate_name  = compost (Middle English)
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| type            = [[Dessert]]
| served          = Warm or chilled
| main_ingredient = [[Fruit]], [[sugar syrup]], [[spice]]s
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'''Compote''' or '''compôte'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/compote|title=Compôte recipes - BBC Food|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> (French for ''stewed fruit''<ref>{{Cite web |title=compote {{!}} Etymology, origin and meaning of compote by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/compote |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref>) is a [[dessert]] originating in medieval Europe,{{cn|date=January 2021}} made of whole or pieces of [[fruit]] in [[sugar syrup]]. Whole fruits are cooked in water with sugar and [[spices]]. The syrup may be seasoned with [[vanilla]], [[lemon]] or [[orange (fruit)|orange]] peel, [[cinnamon]] sticks or powder, [[clove]]s, other spices, ground [[almond]]s, grated [[coconut]], candied fruit or [[raisin]]s. The compote is served either warm or cold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gastronomos.gr/syntages/achladi-milo-i-kydoni-4-kompostes-me-fthinoporina-froyta/291400/|title=Pear, apple or quince? 4 autumn fruit compotes (recipes)|language=el|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119190517/https://www.gastronomos.gr/syntages/achladi-milo-i-kydoni-4-kompostes-me-fthinoporina-froyta/291400/|archive-date=2024-11-19}}</ref>