candying
Coating with sugar
Candying is preserving food by cooking or coating it in sugar syrup.
Fruits, nuts, and citrus peels are common candidates: candied ginger, candied orange peel.
The process draws out moisture and replaces it with sugar, creating a sweet, glossy product that resists spoilage.
Candying also describes the act of coating something with crystallized sugar: She spent the afternoon candying violets for the cake.
Make something seem pleasanter
- glacéCoated in sugar glaze
- sugar-coatingMaking unpleasant seem pleasant
- crystallizeForm into ordered structure
- glazeThin lustrous coating
caramelize · panning · dipping · coating · infusing · boiling · simmering · saturating
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- corn syrupLiquid sweetener from maize
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
molasses · treacle · citrus peel · ginger · violets · rose petals · cherries · pineapple
Sugar-preserved spicy root
- angelicaAromatic plant, often candied
- citronThick-rinded sour fruit
- fruit pasteCooked, solidified puree
- sugarplumSmall round sweet
praline · brittle · toffee · fondant · marzipan · nougat · Turkish delight · gumdrop
Solid form of sucrose
- sucroseGlucose-fructose disaccharide
- supersaturatedExceeding maximum solute capacity
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
- granulationMaking into small grains
hardening · solidifying · encrusting · rock sugar · crystalline · lattice
Protects from depletion
- confitMeat preserved in fat
- jamCooked fruit spread
- marmaladeCitrus preserve with peel
- shelf-stableStorable without refrigeration
fruit leather · dried fruit · sweetmeat · compote · fruit syrup · quince paste
sugarcoat
Make something seem pleasanter
- glacéCoated in sugar glaze
- sugar-coatingMaking unpleasant seem pleasant
- crystallizeForm into ordered structure
glaze · caramelize · panning · dipping · coating · infusing · boiling · simmering · saturating · immersing
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- corn syrupLiquid sweetener from maize
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
honey · molasses · treacle · citrus peel · ginger · violets · rose petals · cherries · pineapple · orange peel
crystallized ginger
Sugar-preserved spicy root
- angelicaAromatic plant, often candied
- citronThick-rinded sour fruit
- fruit pasteCooked, solidified puree
sugarplum · praline · brittle · toffee · fondant · marzipan · nougat · Turkish delight · gumdrop · jellybean
sugar crystals
Solid form of sucrose
- sucroseGlucose-fructose disaccharide
- supersaturatedExceeding maximum solute capacity
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
granulation · hardening · solidifying · encrusting · rock sugar · crystalline · lattice
conserves
Protects from depletion
shelf-stable · fruit leather · dried fruit · sweetmeat · compote · fruit syrup · quince paste
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- candymakingboiling, tempering, molding, coating, caramelizing
- food craftscheese making, bread making, sausage making, pickling, fermenting
- bakingbaking, bread baking, cake decorating, mixing, whisking
- food prepchopping, slicing, dicing, mincing, peeling
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization