Marmalade is a type of jam made from oranges. It is remarkably popular in
Britain, where it is traditionally eaten on toast at breakfast. However, although
it is an everyday part of life in Britain, it is not British.
Marmalade 1 came from Portugal and the word comes from origin
a Portuguese word. After its arrival in Britain in 1495, marmalade was at first
eaten as an after-dinner sweet. It was often moulded into 2 attract
shapes and then sliced. It was considered a very desirable delicacy and an ex-
cellent gift, and today it is not 3 for people to give special jars common
of marmalade as presents. Marmalade was also used as a 4 for treat
coughs and it was thought to 5 the heart, strong
Today, the basic ingredient of marmalade is the Seville orange, from
Spain.