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Candy

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

verbCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, candy means: To cook fruit, peel or similar food in sugar syrup so it becomes impregnated with sugar.

In Turkish: şeker şurubunda pişirmek

How it is used

As a verb it describes sugar preparation; candied is common in ingredient lists.

Example sentences

  1. The pastry chef candied orange peel for the cake.

    The peel becomes a sweet ingredient through syrup cooking.

  2. Candied ginger added sweetness and heat to the biscuits.

    The adjective identifies the prepared form of the ginger.

Common collocations

  • candied peel
  • candied ginger
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.
  • ingredientOne of the foods or other items, such as flour, oil or salt, that are combined to make a particular dish.

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