Bonbon - Bonbon (English spelling) bonbon

Japanese: ボンボン - ぼんぼん(英語表記)bonbon
Bonbon - Bonbon (English spelling) bonbon

A type of candy that is made by filling a crystallized sugar shell with whiskey, brandy, liqueur, syrup, etc. The word originates from the French word bonbon (good, delicious), which became the childish word bonbon. In France, bonbons refer to a broad range of sugar confections, including sugar-coated sweets (which have not only alcohol in the middle but also almonds, syrup, fruit, etc.), as well as small candies and bite-sized chocolates. In Japan, they became popular as a sophisticated confection in the mid-Meiji period. To make them, cornstarch and other powders are placed evenly in a container and pressed with a mold to make a depression. Thick molasses is poured into the depression, and then liquor is poured in between. After leaving it for a while, only the outside of the molasses hardens, which is then removed. Chocolate bonbons are made by coating them with chocolate.

[Tomomi Kono and Yonago Yamaguchi]

[Reference] | Candy

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

キャンディーの一種で、砂糖を結晶化させた殻の中にウイスキー、ブランデー、リキュール、シロップなどを入れたもの。語源はフランス語のボンbon(よい、おいしい)が幼児語のボンボンになったもの。フランスでいうボンボンは広い意味の糖菓で、糖衣菓子(真ん中には酒だけでなくアーモンド、シロップ、果実などが入っている)のほかに、小型キャンディーや、ひと口サイズのチョコレートも含まれる。日本では明治中ごろ、ハイカラな菓子として人気を博した。製法は、コーンスターチなどの粉を器に平らに入れ、型で押してくぼみをつくる。このくぼみに濃厚な糖蜜(とうみつ)を流し、その中に洋酒を流し込む。しばらく放置すると糖蜜の外側だけ固まるので取り出す。チョコレートでコーティングしたものがチョコレートボンボンである。

[河野友美・山口米子]

[参照項目] | キャンディー

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