Honeycomb toffee, honeycomb candy, sponge toffee, cinder toffee, seafoam, or hokey pokey is a sugary toffee with a light, rigid, sponge-like texture. Its main ingredients are typically brown sugar (or corn syrup, molasses or golden syrup) and baking soda, sometimes with an acid such as vinegar. The baking soda and acid react to form carbon dioxide which is trapped in the highly viscous mixture. When acid is not used, thermal decomposition of the baking soda releases carbon dioxide. The sponge-like structure is formed while the sugar is liquid, then the toffee sets hard. The candy goes by a variety of names and regional variants.
Owing to its relatively simple recipe and quick preparation time, in some regions it is often made at home, and is a popular recipe for children. It is also made commercially and sold in small blocks, or covered in chocolate, a popular example being the Crunchie bar of Britain and Canada, or the Violet Crumble of Australia.
In China, it is called fēngwōtáng (蜂窩糖; "honeycomb candy"). It is said to be a popular type of confectionery enjoyed during childhood of the post-80s.
Hungaryedit
In Hungary, it is known as törökméz (Turkish honey) and is commonly sold at town fairs.
Japanedit
The same confection is a traditional sweet in Japan known as karumeyaki (カルメ焼き), a portmanteau of the Portuguese word caramelo (caramel) and the Japanese word yaki (to bake), and thus can be roughly translated into English as "baked caramel" or '"grilled caramel." It is typically hand-made, and often sold by street vendors.[citation needed]
In Japan, raw egg whites are mixed with the baking soda to make the final product have a puffed up, dome shape.
Dalgona (달고나) is a Korean candy made with melted sugar and baking soda.[12][13] It was a popular street snack in the 1970s and 1980s, and is still eaten as a retro food.[14]
New Zealandedit
Honeycomb toffee is known as hokey pokey (especially in the Kiwi classic Hokey Pokey ice cream) in New Zealand. A very popular ice-cream flavour consisting of plain vanilla ice cream with small, solid lumps of honeycomb toffee is also known as hokey pokey. It is also used to make hokey pokey biscuits.
Taiwanedit
In Taiwan, it is called swollen sugar (膨糖, péngtáng or 椪糖, pèngtáng).
Galleryedit
A street seller in Asakusa Tokyo offering hand-made karumeyaki
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Honeycomb toffee honeycomb candy sponge toffee cinder toffee seafoam or hokey pokey is a sugary toffee with a light rigid sponge like texture Its main ingredients are typically brown sugar or corn syrup molasses or golden syrup and baking soda sometimes with an acid such as vinegar The baking soda and acid react to form carbon dioxide which is trapped in the highly viscous mixture When acid is not used thermal decomposition of the baking soda releases carbon dioxide The sponge like structure is formed while the sugar is liquid then the toffee sets hard The candy goes by a variety of names and regional variants Honeycomb toffeeAlternative namesSponge candy honeycomb candy sponge toffee cinder toffee seafoam golden crunchers hokey pokeyTypeToffeeMain ingredientsBrown sugar corn syrup or molasses or golden syrup baking soda Media Honeycomb toffee Owing to its relatively simple recipe and quick preparation time in some regions it is often made at home and is a popular recipe for children It is also made commercially and sold in small blocks or covered in chocolate a popular example being the Crunchie bar of Britain and Canada or the Violet Crumble of Australia Contents 1 Regional names 2 In various cultures 2 1 China 2 2 Hungary 2 3 Japan 2 4 South Korea 2 5 New Zealand 2 6 Taiwan 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 ReferencesRegional names editHoneycomb toffee is known by a wide variety of names including cinder toffee in Britain 1 fairy food candy or angel food candy in Wisconsin 2 hokey pokey in New Zealand 3 4 5 6 honeycomb in South Africa Australia Britain 7 Ireland Philippines and Ohio United States old fashioned puff in Massachusetts 8 puff candy in Scotland 9 sponge candy in Milwaukee Wisconsin St Paul Minnesota Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York 10 sponge toffee tire eponge in Canada 11 Turkish honey torokmez in HungaryIn various cultures editChina edit In China it is called fengwōtang 蜂窩糖 honeycomb candy It is said to be a popular type of confectionery enjoyed during childhood of the post 80s Hungary edit In Hungary it is known as torokmez Turkish honey and is commonly sold at town fairs Japan edit The same confection is a traditional sweet in Japan known as karumeyaki カルメ焼き a portmanteau of the Portuguese word caramelo caramel and the Japanese word yaki to bake and thus can be roughly translated into English as baked caramel or grilled caramel It is typically hand made and often sold by street vendors citation needed In Japan raw egg whites are mixed with the baking soda to make the final product have a puffed up dome shape South Korea edit Main article Dalgona Dalgona 달고나 is a Korean candy made with melted sugar and baking soda 12 13 It was a popular street snack in the 1970s and 1980s and is still eaten as a retro food 14 New Zealand edit Honeycomb toffee is known as hokey pokey especially in the Kiwi classic Hokey Pokey ice cream in New Zealand A very popular ice cream flavour consisting of plain vanilla ice cream with small solid lumps of honeycomb toffee is also known as hokey pokey It is also used to make hokey pokey biscuits Taiwan edit In Taiwan it is called swollen sugar 膨糖 pengtang or 椪糖 pengtang Gallery edit nbsp A street seller in Asakusa Tokyo offering hand made karumeyaki nbsp DalgonaSee also editDalgona Hokey pokey Yellowman Toffee List of candiesReferences edit Connelly Andy 2010 09 24 The science and magic of cinder toffee Andy Connelly Science guardian co uk Guardian Retrieved 2012 01 05 Two local chocolate makers battle over use of fairy food JSOnline com December 22 2011 Retrieved 6 December 2013 Papers Past Evening Post 19 December 1927 THE TRUANT STAR Paperspast natlib govt nz 1927 12 19 Retrieved 2012 01 05 Chelsea s team of cooks added 25 May 2011 2011 05 25 Chelsea Sugar Hokey Pokey Chelsea co nz Retrieved 2012 01 05 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Hokey Pokey New Zealand Kids Recipe at KiwiWise Kiwiwise co nz Retrieved 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