唐とう三さん盆ぼん

noun

high-grade white sugar imported from China

Historical term for a fine white sugar brought from China, often associated with traditional Japanese confectionery. Compare 三盆 (さんぼん), which refers to a domestically produced fine sugar.

See also: 三盆

• 唐とう三さん盆ぼんは、江え戸ど時じ代だいに中ちゅう国ごくから輸ゆ入にゅうされた高こう級きゅう砂さ糖とうの一いっ種しゅである。

  Tōsanbon is a type of high-grade sugar imported from China during the Edo period.