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.
水あめを加えて照りを出します。
Add mizuame to give it a glaze.
この和菓子には水あめが使われている。
Mizuame is used in this Japanese sweet.
Compound of 水 (mizu, 'water') and 飴 (ame, 'candy'), referring to a watery, syrupy candy.