noun
gyūhi-ame; soft rice-flour candy
A traditional Japanese sweet made from glutinous rice flour and sugar, with a soft, chewy texture similar to Turkish delight. Often enjoyed as a confection or used in wagashi.
祖母が手作りの求肥飴を送ってくれた。
My grandmother sent me some homemade gyūhi-ame.
求肥飴は、もち米の粉と砂糖で作られる
Gyūhi-ame is a soft Japanese sweet made from glutinous rice flour and sugar.
Turkish delight is a similar confection from the Middle East, but gyūhi-ame uses glutinous rice flour instead of starch and has a distinct Japanese flavor profile.
The name combines 求肥 (gyūhi), a type of soft rice-flour dough, and 飴 (ame), meaning candy. The exact origin of the term 求肥 is uncertain, but it has been used for centuries in Japanese confectionery.