candied chestnuts; sweet-simmered chestnuts
A traditional Japanese preparation where chestnuts are slowly simmered in a sweet syrup until glossy and tender.
I put candied chestnuts in the New Year's osechi dishes.
sweet-simmered fish; fish candied in soy and sugar
Fish simmered for a long time in a sweet soy-based sauce until the bones soften and the flesh becomes glazed. Often made with small river fish like ayu or wakasagi.
Sweet-simmered ayu is easy to eat because even the bones are soft.
甘露 literally means 'sweet dew' or 'nectar', and is used in the name 甘露煮 to indicate the sweet, syrupy cooking method.
Compound of 甘露 (kanro, 'sweet nectar') and 煮 (ni, 'simmering'). The term describes a cooking method that produces a sweet, glossy finish reminiscent of nectar.