水みずあめ

noun

mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

A thick, sweet syrup made from starch, used in traditional Japanese sweets and cooking. Often translated as 'mizuame' when referring to the Japanese product.

• 水みずあめを加くわえて照てりを出だします。

  Add mizuame to give it a glaze.

• この和わ菓が子しには水みずあめが使つかわれている。

  Mizuame is used in this Japanese sweet.