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{{short description|Fruit beverage}}
{{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 [[peach]] kompot
| alternate_name     = Compot or uzvar
| country            = [[Europe]]
| region             = Primarily [[Central Europe|Central]], [[Eastern Europe|Eastern]], [[Southern Europe|Southern]] Europe, the [[Balkans]] and the [[Caucasus]]
| 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           = 
| other              = 
}}
'''Kompot''' or '''compot''', as prepared in [[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.  

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 the [[Caucasus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Պատրաստում ենք կոմպոտ |url=https://ruzanasatryan30.wordpress.com/2021/07/16/%d5%ba%d5%a1%d5%bf%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%bd%d5%bf%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4-%d5%a5%d5%b6%d6%84-%d5%af%d5%b8%d5%b4%d5%ba%d5%b8%d5%bf/ |website=World Press}}</ref>

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 ''kompot'' in [[Polish language|Polish]], ''компот'' (kompot) in [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] and [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], ''kompót'' in [[Slovakia|Slovak]] and Hungarian, ''kompotas'' in [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], ''komposto'' in [[Turkish language|Turkish]], ''κομπόστα'' (kompósta) in [[Greek language|Greek]], ''կոմպոտ'' (kompot) in [[Armenian language|Armenian]].<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 Caucasian, 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 known in many [[Central Asia|Central Asian]] countries.<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>

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, while it is still a popular beverage in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[Armenia]].<ref>Viviane Bourdon, Savoureuse Pologne, 160 recettes culinaires et leur histoire, Paris, La Librairie polonaise, les éditions Noir sur Blanc, 2006</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Compotes from Armenia |url=https://m.sipan.am/compotes |website=Sipan}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{portal|Drink}}
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*[[Agua fresca]]
*[[Fruit cocktail]]
*[[Fruit punch]]
*[[Kissel]]
*[[Mors (drink)|Mors]]
*[[Tong sui]]
{{div col end}}

== 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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