sweet rice jelly; whitish rice candy
A traditional Japanese confection made from glutinous rice and malt, with a soft, jelly-like texture and a pale, translucent color.
My grandmother sent me homemade sweet rice jelly.
Sweet rice jelly is a traditional Japanese sweet made from glutinous rice and malt.
Standard kanji spelling; 晒し means 'bleached' or 'exposed', referring to the whitish color.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, also common.
Abbreviated kanji form, less common.
The name さらし飴 comes from 晒し (さらし, 'bleached' or 'exposed'), referring to the whitish color of the candy, and 飴 (あめ, 'candy'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a traditional Japanese sweet.