Editing Kompot

{{short description|Fruit beverage of Slavic origin}}
{{about|the beverage|the dessert|Compote|the drug|Polish heroin}}
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{{Infobox food
|name             = Kompot
|image            = Peach kompot.JPG
|image_size       = 222px
|caption          = Traditional [[Bulgarian cuisine|Bulgarian]] kompot
|alternate_name   = Compot or uzvar
|country          = [[Europe]]
|region           = Primarily [[Central Europe|Central]], [[Eastern Europe|Eastern]], and [[Southern Europe|Southern]] Europe, as well as the [[Balkans]]
|creator          =
|type             = [[Preserved food]] or [[drink]]
|course           = Dinner or celebration
|served           = Hot, cold, or at room temperature
|main_ingredient  = [[Water]], [[sugar]], various [[fruit]]s
|variations       =
|calories         =
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'''Kompot''' or '''compot''', as prepared in Central and Eastern Europe and West Asia, refers to boiled fruits (typically fresh or dried) served either as a drink or a dessert depending on the region.  When served as a dessert, it is essentially identical to the French ''[[compote]],'' which is where the term "kompot" originates from.  When served as a drink, it is also known as '''vzvar''' (взвар) or '''uzvar''' (узвар), from a Slavic root word meaning "to boil".

As a drink, kompot is a sweet, non-alcoholic beverage that may be served hot or cold, depending on tradition and season. It is created by cooking fruit such as [[Strawberry|strawberries]], [[apricot]]s, [[peach]]es, [[apple]]s, [[raspberries]], [[rhubarb]], [[plums]], or [[Sour cherry|sour cherries]] in a large volume of water, often together with [[sugar]], [[honey]], or [[raisin]]s as additional sweeteners. Sometimes different spices, such as [[vanilla]] or [[cinnamon]], are added for additional flavour, especially in the winter, when kompot is usually served hot. Kompot is popular in [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]an countries, as well as in [[Southern Europe]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Kompot is part of the cuisine of many countries in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe, as well as in the Middle East and West Asia. It is known by a variety of names in these countries, such as ''компот'' (kompot) in Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian, ''kompót'' in Slovak and Hungarian, ''kompotas'' in Lithuanian, ''κομπόστα'' (kompósta) in Greek, and ''komposto'' in Turkish.<ref>https://arpacbahsismtal.meb.k12.tr/meb_iys_dosyalar/33/05/974043/dosyalar/2017_10/19221440_tYrk_mutfaYnda_komposto_ve_hoYaflar_07.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128075249/https://arpacbahsismtal.meb.k12.tr/meb_iys_dosyalar/33/05/974043/dosyalar/2017_10/19221440_tYrk_mutfaYnda_komposto_ve_hoYaflar_07.pdf|date=2021-11-28}} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya-mutfaginda-komposto-332033|title=Dünya mutfağında komposto|date=4 July 2005|language=Turkish|access-date=29 October 2021|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029150806/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya-mutfaginda-komposto-332033|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/search/label/komposto|title = Turkish Food & Recipes}}</ref> Making kompot was a common way of preserving fruit for the winter in Southern and Eastern European countries; in 1885, [[Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa]] wrote in a recipe book that kompot "preserved fruit so well it seemed fresh".<ref>Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa, Jedyne praktyczne przepisy konfitur, różnych marynat, wędlin, wódek, likierów, win owocowych, miodów oraz ciast</ref> Kompot is also popular in many Central Asian countries, such as [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Stanisław |last=Berger |title=Kuchnia Polska |edition=XLVII |location=Warszawa |date=2005 |publisher=Państwowe Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, then rebranded into Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne |url=http://www.pwe.com.pl/kulinaria/kuchnia_polska_pwe,p336582053 |isbn=83-208-1556-8 |language=Polish |archive-date=2018-11-06 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106142007/http://www.pwe.com.pl/kulinaria/kuchnia_polska_pwe,p336582053 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the colder parts of Europe, instead of stewing the fruits and then preserving the result, the fruits are dried and then rehydrated to make kompot. This method is notably used in the [[twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper]] prepared in the former [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

The consumption of kompot has been declining since the 1980s. With the end of [[food preservation]] in many Southern and Eastern European countries,{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} kompot has been supplanted by fruit juice, soft drinks and mineral water.<ref>Viviane Bourdon, Savoureuse Pologne, 160 recettes culinaires et leur histoire, Paris, La Librairie polonaise, les éditions Noir sur Blanc, 2006</ref>

== See also ==
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*[[Agua fresca]]
*[[Fruit cocktail]]
*[[Fruit punch]]
*[[Kissel]]
*[[Mors (drink)|Mors]]
*[[Tong sui]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.enjoyyourcooking.com/beverage-recipes/apple-cranberry-kompot.html Apple-cranberry kompot recipe]
*[http://www.enjoyyourcooking.com/beverage-recipes/uzvar-dried-fruit-kompot.html Dried fruit kompot (uzvar) recipe]
*[http://easteuropeanfood.about.com/od/polishdesserts/r/cherrycompote.htm Cherry kompot recipe at About.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923012002/http://easteuropeanfood.about.com/od/polishdesserts/r/cherrycompote.htm |date=2015-09-23 }}

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