Candy & confectionary

Candy & confectionary

A set of food items that are usually rich in sugar and calories but low in micronutrients. As well as candy (USA), they are also called sweets (UK) and lollies (Australia).

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bloom

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

There are two kinds of bloom that form on the surface of chocolate: Both are temperature-related and both make the chocolate look suspect and unappetizing. With fat bloom or cocoa ...

bonbon or bon bon

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

French for “good, good,” a hard shell of chocolate filled with a variety of centers. The full French term is bonbon de chocolat (or chocolats fourrés assortis for assorted filled ...

bouchon

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

A bouchon (BOO-shone) French for cork, is a molded, cork-shaped chocolate. It can be solid or filled.

boutique chocolatier

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

Often the term “boutique chocolatier” is substituted for artisan chocolatier, but they are different. While an artisan sells his/her handmade wares in a small shop, or boutique, ...

brownies

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

A dense, chewy bar style of cookie, first made in chocolate but now made in a variety of flavors including white chocolate (blondie) and butterscotch. Originating in the mid to ...

butterfat or butter fat or milkfat

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

The natural fat in milk from which butter is made; it is separable from the milk by churning. There is no butterfat in cocoa butter, which is a vegetable product. The French word ...