alfeloa

Japanese: alfeloa
alfeloa

...A type of Nanban confectionery introduced in the late Muromachi period. It is a pronunciation of the Portuguese word alfeloa (sugar confectionery, molasses confectionery), and was also called alheiru, algeru, or alheiru. Its name has appeared in documents since the early Edo period, and its recipe is described in several cookbooks, including the Gorui Nichiyo Ryori Shinansho published in 1689 (Genroku 2).

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Japanese:

…室町末期に伝えられた南蛮菓子の一種。ポルトガル語のアルフェロアalfeloa(砂糖菓子,糖みつ菓子)のなまりで,アルヘイ,アルヘル,アルヘイルとも呼ばれた。江戸初期から文献に名が見られ,1689年(元禄2)刊の《合類日用料理指南抄》はじめ数種の料理書に製法が記載されている。…

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