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.
Add mizuame to give it a glaze.
Mizuame is used in this Japanese sweet.
reduced sugar syrup
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Kanji spelling using 飴 (candy). Less common but still seen.
Kana spelling, often used in recipes and casual contexts.
Compound of 水 (mizu, 'water') and 飴 (ame, 'candy'), referring to a watery, syrupy candy.