Kyoujo

Japanese: 粔籹 - きょじょ
Kyoujo

...In the old days, it was called "Okoshigome" and written as "Kōmai". From the time of "Wamyōshō", the character "Kiyojiyo" was often used, but according to Li Shizhen's "Honmatō Gangmoku", it seems that "Kiyojiyo" was similar to the modern-day quince candy. "Yōshū Fuzhi" (1684) says that this name comes from the fact that roasted rice is kneaded firmly with starch syrup and then pulled out into a sheet or ball shape, and that in Kyoto, the ones from Futakuchiya and Toraya are good. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Karu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くは〈おこしごめ〉と呼び,興米と書いた。《和名抄》あたりから粔籹(きよじよ)の字をあてることが多くなったが,李時珍の《本草綱目》によると粔籹はいまのかりん糖に近いものだったようだ。《雍州(ようしゆう)府志》(1684)は,炒った米を水あめで固く練ったところから引きおこして,板状,あるいは球状にするのでこの名があるとし,京都では二口屋(ふたくちや),虎屋のものがよいといっている。…

※「粔籹」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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