barley sugar

Hard boiled sweet

Barley sugar is a hard, amber-colored candy made by boiling sugar, traditionally with a barley extract that gave it its name.

The candy is often twisted into a spiral shape, and barley sugar columns in architecture echo this distinctive twist.

The confection itself rarely contains barley anymore.

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Opposites
candy texture

barley sugartaffy

Stretched boiled sugar

gummy bear · marshmallow · Turkish delight · nougat · fudge

candy composition

barley sugarchocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

chocolate truffle · fudge · praline · bonbon · butter toffee

flavor profile

barley sugardark chocolate

Cocoa-heavy candy variety

savory snack · umami · lemon drop

Family

barley, sugar, sugars, sugary, sugared, sugaring, sugarless

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Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G