ChiversUK Olde Eng Marmalade 340g (12oz)

I was tickled to find the recipe had not changed from my childhood. One jar arrived broken but that was Amazon's fault as they shipped it and they are refunding for the damaged item. The marmalade itself is wonderful and there is nothing else I have ever tried that compares to it.

Anything I can find in American stores is all the same...bland, and too sweet. Even small-batch boutique brands are much the same, just sweet jelly and not much orange flavor. This stuff has great flavor and that wonderful edge of bitterness. If you don't have the bitterness, it's not marmalade. That's the whole point of putting the rind in the recipe. Chivers has a strong orange flavor with just enough sweetness to balance the bitter rind. The rind is cut thick, so you get a nice bit of chewiness every couple of bites. If I had the patience to make it myself, I'd add even more rind...I like a lot of texture.

What I look for in a marmalade:1/ Orange peel chunks. It has them.2/ Some bitterness. I want it to have some bite, that's the whole point of orange marmalade. Else it should be called orange jam.3/ Less sugar. Not a matter of calories for me, too much sweetness simply hides the taste.This marmalade has the best bitterness/sweetness balance I was able to find: finally a marmalade with some bite.I actually wish it would a bit less sweet, but I've so far not found any marmalade that is less sweet without compromising on the bite.

For me, the most important aspect of an orange marmalade spread is that it is not too sweet, which is the case with this product. I want to be able to taste the fruit rather than the added sugar. This marmalade reminds me of the product I used on a morning croissant when visiting London. It helps recreate the feeling, or at the taste portion of the feeling, of being back in London town. Enjoy!!!

I have bought this several times and love the marmalade. However this time the bubblewrap was sticky with visible marmalade rendering it unsafe for consumption. I am dismayed that it is not returnable or to be replaced except at additional cost. It is pricey. This seems to be a common problem with this seller and I feel ripped off! Very disappointing. I will not order again from them.

Delivery does take a longer than normal but it is worth the wait ! I loved the taste and the big pieces of the rind that this has which is what I recall enjoying while growing up.This is also not overly sweet. Will definitely buy more soon.

It's what I grew up with in England and has all the attributes - bitter oranges sweetened to bring out the best flavor, thick cut and chewy rind, and that orange intensity that only English marmalade has. This isn't that overly sweetened orang jelly that passes for marmalade in the US, this is the real thing.Also, it isn't supposed to be easy to spread, so I wouldn't use that as a rating.

This Chivers UK Olde English Marmalade is a decent product but not the best I've ever tasted. It's not as sweet as what I'm used to and seems to be lacking a bit in 'orangey-ness'. Plus I think they kind of overdid it with the pectin so it's rubbery. Don't get me wrong...I will definitely eat all of it but I don't plan on buying it again in the future.