Kompot is a traditional drink in Central and Eastern European countries. It is a light, refreshing drink most often made of dried or fresh fruit [1][2] boiled in water with sugar and left to cool and infuse. Western European compote is not directly related to the 300 years older Eastern European kompot, even if they seem similar in name and ingredients. The Eastern European drink originates from the time of the Ottoman Empire, it may be even the predecessor of the Western European dessert of the same name.[3]
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Uzvar is a kompot prepared from several kinds of dried fruits (original recipe features apples, pears and prunes[4]) and sometimes berries sweetened with honey or sugar. Uzvar is a traditional Christmas Eve supper drink in Ukraine, Serbia, Bosnia, Russia and some other countries of Eastern Europe. It is also called Dried Fruit Kompot in countries of former-USSR and in Poland (polish: 'kompot z suszu', 'kompot z suszonych owoców').