{"title":"Stekovics fruit spreads","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eFruit Spreads from Heirloom Fruit Varieties\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003eWhat are Stekovics fruit spreads? Spreads cooked down in small kettles from old, almost forgotten fruit varieties harvested by Erich Stekovics at Lake Neusiedl. Not standard off-the-shelf jam, but mulberry, autumn raspberry, and Mieze Schindler with a high fruit content.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStekovics fruit spreads\u003c\/strong\u003e are hand-cooked spreads made from heirloom fruit varieties by Erich Stekovics, the \"Tomato Emperor\" from Frauenkirchen. The fruits ripen in the Pannonian climate at Lake Neusiedl, are harvested by hand, and cooked down in small kettles with a fruit content of 70 to 75 percent. You will find five fruit spreads gathered here, from apricot to mulberry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeirloom fruits that no supermarket knows\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind every jar is a rarity, a variety that can no longer be found on any supermarket shelf. The \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/stekovics-mieze-schindler-erdbeer-fruchtaufstrich\"\u003eMieze Schindler\u003c\/a\u003e is a strawberry that Dr. Otto Schindler bred in 1925 and named after his wife; it is wonderfully aromatic and far too labor-intensive for conventional agriculture. The autumn raspberry is an old Swiss variety that bears fruit twice a year and ripens late in the summer. It is harvested from August through November from one-year-old canes that are radically pruned back in the spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErich cooks the mulberry, botanically related to the fig, with \"Kriecherl\"—small, wild yellow plums. Mulberries come in white, black, and red; they are sweet and juicy, but too delicate for standard fruit retail, which is why one rarely finds them fresh anymore. Together with his wife Priska, Erich harvests all these fruits in the \"Gänsegarten\" by hand and at full ripeness. His entire \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/stekovics-tomaten-chili-paprika\"\u003eworld of Stekovics\u003c\/a\u003e revolves around lost flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHand-cooked in small kettles\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStekovics does not produce industrially. The fruits go into small kettles when fully ripe, are gently cooked down with sugar, and carefully stirred by hand, just as Erich has known since he was a child. Sometimes it’s mulberries with Kriecherl, other times an old Swiss raspberry; every variety requires its own treatment. This preserves the aroma that makes these varieties so special: fruity, tangy, and juicy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/stekovics-marille-fruchtaufstrich\"\u003eapricot\u003c\/a\u003e comes from the Gänsegarten, pitted by hand, with 70 percent fruit content. The autumn raspberry plays with acidity and sweetness, and the Mieze Schindler even reaches 75 percent fruit content. Thus, every 200g jar holds a good piece of the ripe summer harvest. In the Pannonian summer, the fruits ripen slowly, and you can taste that in every spoonful. Each variety is unique, each one a little treasure from the Gänsegarten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn breakfast bread, with cheese, and for dessert\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStekovics fruit spreads belong on the breakfast table, on fresh white bread, in yogurt, or on warm pancakes. The apricot is classic on buttered toast, the mulberry goes with creamy fresh cheese, and the autumn raspberry pairs with vanilla ice cream. Our tip is the Mieze Schindler enjoyed straight off the spoon—simply because it tastes like a real strawberry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey also pair beautifully with aged cheese, contrasting fruitiness with savory notes. Those who like it sweet and spicy should reach for the apricot with chili, which is delicate with poultry or as a filling for a Sacher torte. A jar of fruit spread also makes a lovely gift, and the rare varieties are especially delightful. Beyond the spreads, it is also worth taking a look at the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/stekovics-paradeiser\"\u003etomatoes\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/stekovics-eingelegtes-raritaeten\"\u003epickled rarities\u003c\/a\u003e. That’s how summer makes its way onto your bread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"stekovics-maulbeeren-fruchtaufstrich","title":"Mulberry Fruit Spread","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eMulberry Fruit Spread from Erich Stekovics with Mirabelle Plums\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulberry fruit spread from Erich Stekovics combines dark mulberries with mirabelle plums, the small yellow wild plums from the edge of the field. Two fruits that are practically non-existent in retail because both are too soft to survive a crate and a night in a truck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMulberry fruit spread\u003c\/strong\u003e is a dark mulberry jam by Erich Stekovics from Burgenland on Lake Neusiedl, cooked from mulberries and yellow mirabelle plums with a 70 percent fruit content. The spread stands firm on a spoon in the jar, whole pieces remain visible, and the color is a deep blackberry red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHoney-sweet berry and tart wild plum\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mulberry brings a soft, almost honey-like sweetness that would quickly become cloying on its own and therefore needs a counterpart. The mirabelle plum provides this with a clear, tart acidity that gives the spread its kick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn bread, the two come through one after the other—first the dark berry, then the bright plum—resulting in a fruit profile that doesn't grow on any bush. Because the pieces remain whole, you can still see on the slice what was in the kettle. The result tastes sweet, juicy, and finishes with a slight tartness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe spread is thickened with pectin, the gelling agent already found in every fruit skin. It holds the mixture together without making it glassy, while allowing the berry to retain its dark depth. Erich Stekovics cooks in small kettles so that the fruit does not fall apart into mush. Short heat, small quantities, and plenty of supervision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOn breakfast bread and alongside goat cheese\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spread belongs on buttered rye, stirred into yogurt or quark, as well as in crêpes and Buchteln, where the dark fruit contrasts with the mild dough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeside a fresh goat cheese, the sweetness plays its greatest role, and with cold game, the acidity of the mirabelle plum balances the meat. Always take the jam out of the jar with a clean spoon and return it to the refrigerator afterward; then the color will remain as dark for weeks as it was when filled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe mulberry, a relative of the fig\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBotanically, the mulberry tree belongs to the Moraceae family and is thus in the same family as the fig, which is hard to tell just by looking at the fruit. What is called a berry here is strictly speaking a cluster of many tiny individual fruits, structured similarly to a blackberry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are white, red, and black mulberries, and their leaves fed silkworms in European spinning mills for centuries. Erich Stekovics only picks the fruits when they are already dark on the branch and release juice at the slightest pressure. The mirabelle plum, on the other hand, grows semi-wild along hedges and field edges—a yellow plum the size of a cherry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Burgenland, such trees and shrubs have always grown along roadsides and in home gardens, where no one planted them for sale. Those who harvest them do so during a few days in midsummer, and whatever remains falls into the grass. The spread is a way to save this short ripening period throughout the winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo almost forgotten fruits in one jar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo varieties of fruit that no supermarket carries are cooked together here, and both only explain themselves upon tasting. Further \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/stekovics-fruchtaufstriche\"\u003efruit spreads\u003c\/a\u003e from Erich Stekovics' orchard are available alongside, including the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/stekovics-marille-fruchtaufstrich\"\u003eapricot\u003c\/a\u003e from the same kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Erich Stekovics","offers":[{"title":"200 g","offer_id":53071149433166,"sku":"043STE0021","price":8.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0905\/1124\/5646\/files\/stekovics-maulbeeren-mit-ribisel.jpg?v=1750978327"},{"product_id":"stekovics-herbsthimbeere-fruchtaufstrich","title":"Autumn Raspberry Fruit Spread","description":"\u003ch2\u003eStekovics – Autumn Raspberry Fruit Spread – 200g\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStekovics Autumn Raspberry\u003c\/strong\u003e fruit spread is a delicious \"raspberry jam\" with a fruit content of 70%. Erich Stekovics uses the Pannonian climate at Lake Neusiedl for his fruit, where they ripen wonderfully, and cooks this special, dark-blood-red raspberry in small kettles. This aromatic fruit spread is a delight!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErich Stekovics dedicates himself to old varieties such as this old Swiss raspberry variety called autumn raspberry, whose raspberry bushes bear fruit twice a year. At Stekovics, they are radically pruned in spring, so that the first fruits only ripen at the end of summer on the one-year canes. They are harvested from early August until late November. This culinarily unique variety impresses with an incredible aroma and a wonderful interplay of acidity and sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFruit spread from the Emperor of Tomatoes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErich Stekovics is searching for lost flavors. In his \"paradise,\" he safeguards over 4000 tomato varieties and now well over 200 chili varieties. Erich Stekovics is the Emperor of Tomatoes; at Lake Neusiedl in Austria, he plants and cultivates countless old, almost forgotten varieties of tomatoes (Paradeiser), peppers, chilies, garlic, and cucumbers, and transforms them into delicious preserves in wine vinegar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Erich Stekovics plants has taste. And he is particularly fond of old varieties of tomato and chili plants. And no one can fool him about that quickly. Among his personal favorite varieties is the Gänseschnabel chili, which he preserves in the finest Beerenauslese vinegar. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erich Stekovics","offers":[{"title":"200 g","offer_id":53071192686926,"sku":"034STE0013","price":9.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0905\/1124\/5646\/files\/stekovics-fruchtaufstrich-herbst-himbeeren.jpg?v=1750979329"},{"product_id":"stekovics-mieze-schindler-erdbeer-fruchtaufstrich","title":"Mieze Schindler - Strawberry Fruit Spread","description":"\u003ch2\u003eStekovics Mieze Schindler – Strawberry Fruit Spread – 200g\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStekovics Mieze Schindler Strawberry Fruit Spread\u003c\/strong\u003e is a delicious \"strawberry jam\" with a fruit content of 75%. Erich Stekovics uses the Pannonian climate at Lake Neusiedl for his fruits, where they ripen wonderfully, and carefully cooks this unique strawberry with little sugar by hand in small kettles. A true delight, this Mieze Schindler!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErich Stekovics dedicates himself to old varieties like this old strawberry variety named Mieze Schindler. This culinarily unique variety impresses with an incredible aroma. However, the cultivation of this variety, bred in 1925 by Dr. Otto Schindler and named after his wife, is very elaborate and completely unsuitable for conventional agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eErich Stekovics – the Emperor of Tomatoes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErich Stekovics is on a quest for lost flavors. In his \"paradise,\" he cultivates over 4000 tomato varieties and now well over 200 chili varieties. Erich Stekovics is the Emperor of Tomatoes; at Lake Neusiedl in Austria, he plants and cultivates countless old, almost forgotten varieties of tomatoes, peppers, chilies, garlic, and cucumbers, and transforms them into delicious delicacies, preserved in wine vinegar in jars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Erich Stekovics plants has flavor. And he is particularly fond of the old varieties of tomato and chili plants. And nobody can fool him easily. Among his personal favorite varieties is the \"Gänseschnabel\" chili, which he pickles in the finest Beerenauslese vinegar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erich Stekovics","offers":[{"title":"200 g","offer_id":53071192752462,"sku":"034STE0015","price":12.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0905\/1124\/5646\/files\/stekovics-mieze-schindler-erdbeer-fruchtaufstrich.jpg?v=1750979332"},{"product_id":"stekovics-marille-fruchtaufstrich","title":"Apricot Fruit Spread","description":"\u003ch2\u003eStekovics – Apricot Fruit Spread - with fruits from the \"Gänsegarten\" (Goose Garden)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStekovics Apricot Fruit Spread\u003c\/strong\u003e is a delicious apricot jam with a fruit content of 70%. Erich Stekovics uses the Pannonian climate at Lake Neusiedl in Austria for his fruits, where they ripen wonderfully before being hand-picked, cleaned, and pitted in Erich Stekovics' Goose Garden. After that, the aromatic apricots are cooked with sugar in small kettles to create this unique apricot fruit spread. The Stekovics apricot from the Goose Garden is a true delight!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStekovics Apricot Fruit Spread – from the \"Emperor of Tomatoes\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErich Stekovics is on a quest for lost flavors. In his \"paradise,\" he cultivates over 4000 tomato varieties and now well over 200 chili varieties. Erich Stekovics is the Emperor of Tomatoes; at Lake Neusiedl in Austria, he plants and cultivates countless old, almost forgotten varieties of tomatoes, peppers, chilies, garlic, and cucumbers, and transforms them into delicious delicacies, preserved in wine vinegar in jars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Erich Stekovics plants has flavor, just like this apricot jam. He is particularly fascinated by old varieties of tomato and chili plants. And no one can fool him easily when it comes to that. Among his personal favorite varieties is the \"Gänseschnabel\" (Goose Beak) chili, which he preserves in the finest Beerenauslese vinegar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erich Stekovics","offers":[{"title":"200 g","offer_id":53071192850766,"sku":"043STE0017","price":8.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0905\/1124\/5646\/files\/stekovics-marille-fruchtaufstrich.jpg?v=1750979340"}],"url":"https:\/\/norgutes.com\/en\/collections\/stekovics-fruchtaufstriche.oembed","provider":"nur Gutes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}