Candy (sugar) dumplings - Amechimaki

Japanese: 飴（糖）粽 - あめちまき

...A sweet substance made by decomposing and saccharifying starch with enzymes or acids, with maltose, glucose, maltotriose, etc. as its main components. However, nowadays, candies made with sugar and sweet sugar are often called ame. In China, the detailed manufacturing method was already described in the 6th century Qi Min Yaoshu, and the first appearance of the word tagane in Japanese literature was in the Jinmu Chronicle. In ancient times, the characters 餳 and 糖 were also used, and the Engishiki records that tribute was paid from various countries, that there was a "sugar" (candy) in the west market of Heian-kyo and that 3 to 7 sho of sugar were made from 1 koku of glutinous rice and 2 to of mokomugi (wheat sprouts).

From 【Chimaki (Chimaki)】

…According to the Engishiki, it was made with glutinous rice and black-eyed peas, and was celebrated on May 5, but was offered as a gift between March 10 and May 30. During the Muromachi period, ame-chimaki (candy dumplings) were sold on the streets. These were made by steaming glutinous rice, pounding it into mochi, wrapping it in straw, and steaming it again. When the straw was removed, the dumplings were yellowish-white like candy, hence the name. During the Edo period, many different kinds of chimaki were made. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "candy (sugar) dumplings" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…デンプンを酵素または酸で分解糖化してつくる甘味物質で，麦芽糖，ブドウ糖，マルトトリオースなどを主成分とする。しかし，現在では砂糖を用いたキャンデー類や有平糖（あるへいとう）のようなものも，あめと呼ぶことが多い。中国では6世紀の《斉民要術》にすでにくわしい製法の記載があり，日本の文献では《神武紀》に飴（たがね）とあるのを初見とする。古くは餳，糖などの字も用いられ，《延喜式》には諸国から貢納されていたこと，平安京の西市に〈糖〉があって市販されていたこと，また，もち米1石，萌小麦(コムギのもやし)2斗を原料として糖3斗7升をつくったことなどが書かれている。…

【ちまき(粽)】より

…《延喜式》によると，もち米，ササゲなどを使っており，5月5日の節物とされたが，供御（くご）としては3月10日から5月30日の間進められていた。室町時代には〈飴粽(糖粽)（あめちまき）〉が街頭で売られていたが，これはもち米を蒸して餅につき，わらで包んでもう一度蒸すというもので，わらをとるとあめのように黄白色になっていたための名だという。江戸時代にはいろいろなちまきが作られていた。…

※「飴（糖）粽」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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