honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee
A traditional Japanese candy made by heating brown sugar and mixing in baking soda to create a light, airy foam. Also known as カルメラ.
See also: カルメラ
I bought honeycomb toffee at the festival.
Honeycomb toffee is a traditional sweet made from sugar and baking soda.
Standard spelling combining the loanword カルメ with 焼き.
Variant using the simplified kanji 焼 without okurigana.
Ateji spelling; rarely used.
The word カルメ is thought to derive from Portuguese 'caramelo' (caramel), combined with 焼き (baked/fried). The ateji 軽目焼 is a phonetic rendering.