candied

Meanings

• noun

  A food prepared by coating fruits, nuts, or other sweet foods with a thick sugar coating.

  - "She loved to eat candied apples during autumn."
  - "The candied ginger was a popular dessert at Chinese New Year celebrations."

• verb

  To cover (fruit or other food) with a thick layer of sugar.

  - "The children helped their mother candy apples for Halloween."
  - "This recipe calls for candying citrus peels before making marmalade."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

crystallized

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with candied
candy , andy , dandy

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Variants

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candied , candies , candy , candying

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Etymology

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Originally, candied referred to foods that were preserved in sugar, which came from the Arabic word 'qand' meaning 'sugar'.

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Trivia

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1. Candied fruits were once used as a form of medicine in ancient China, as the sugar coating helped to preserve the fruit and make it easier to digest.

2. The world record for the largest candied apple was made in 2008 and weighed over 1,000 pounds.

3. Candied ginger is often used as a natural remedy for nausea and motion sickness.

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Related Concepts

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1. preserves: Candied fruits and nuts are a type of preserve, which is a food product made by mixing fruits, vegetables, or other ingredients with sugar and then heating the mixture to preserve it.

2. confectionery: Candied fruits and nuts are a type of confectionery, which is a broad category of sweets that includes chocolates, caramels, and hard candies.

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Culture

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Candied fruits and nuts have been a popular dessert for centuries, appearing in various cultures such as Chinese, Indian, and Middle Eastern cuisines. They have been used in various forms of art, including painting and sculpture, as well as in literature, most notably in Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.

How to Memorize "candied"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bright red apple coated in a thick, crunchy layer of sugar. Visualize the process of dipping the apple in a sugar syrup and then rolling it in granulated sugar.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'candied' with the sweet, sugary taste and texture of fruits or nuts that have been coated in sugar.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Candy Apples Are Sweet' to remember the definition of 'candied' as a food that is covered in a sweet sugar coating.

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