...Sankan-ame, a specialty of Edo and Kokura in Buzen, and Chitose-ame, now a staple of Shichigosan celebrations, are both white candy, and Ryutei Tanehiko writes that the latter was sold by a man named Shichibei in Asakusa, Edo, around the Genroku and Hoei eras (1688-1711). Kintaro-ame, a round stick of candy in which the face of Kintaro appears no matter where you cut it, was popular at night festival stalls. It is made by dyeing white candy in various colors and combining them to create eyes, mouths, noses, eyebrows, etc., which are then firmly pressed together and stretched out into a long strip. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to "Kintaro Ame" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…江戸や豊前小倉で名物とされた三官あめ,いまは七五三の祝いのつき物となった千歳あめも白あめで,後者は元禄・宝永(1688‐1711)ごろ江戸浅草の七兵衛なる者が売り歩いたと柳亭種彦は書いている。まるい棒状のあめのどこを切っても金太郎の顔が現れる金太郎あめは,縁日の夜店などで人気があった。白あめを色とりどりに染めて目,口,鼻,眉毛などにして組み合わせ,かたく密着させて長く引きのばしたものである。… ※「金太郎あめ」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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