kẹo ca-ra-men
Definition
- Noun:
- Caramel candy: A type of confectionery made by heating sugar until it melts and browns, often combined with butter, cream, or milk to create a soft, chewy, or hard candy.
- Caramel (the substance): The sweet, brown substance itself, made from caramelized sugar, used as a flavoring, coloring, or filling in various desserts and candies.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tôi thích ăn kẹo ca-ra-men vì vị ngọt đậm và thơm. (I like to eat caramel candy because of its rich, sweet, and fragrant flavor.)
- Bánh flan thường có một lớp ca-ra-men ở trên. (Crème caramel usually has a layer of caramel on top.)
- Cô ấy đang làm sốt ca-ra-men để rưới lên kem. (She is making caramel sauce to drizzle over ice cream.)
Advanced Usage
"Kẹo ca-ra-men mềm/dẻo": soft/chewy caramel candy.
- Loại kẹo ca-ra-men này rất dẻo và thơm bơ. (This type of caramel candy is very chewy and has a buttery aroma.)
"Màu ca-ra-men": caramel color.
- Mái tóc nhuộm màu ca-ra-men trông rất thời trang. (Hair dyed a caramel color looks very fashionable.)
Variants and Related Words
Ca-ra-men hóa (verb): To caramelize.
- Đường sẽ ca-ra-men hóa khi được đun nóng. (Sugar will caramelize when heated.)
Sốt ca-ra-men (noun phrase): Caramel sauce.
- Kẹo bơ ca-ra-men (noun phrase): Butterscotch candy (a related confection with a similar brown color but typically made with brown sugar and butter).
Synonyms
- Kẹo đường thắng: A Vietnamese term for candy made from cooked sugar, which can sometimes refer to a similar type of hard candy.
- Kẹo mạch nha: Malt candy (different in flavor and process, but sometimes grouped with traditional boiled sugar candies).
Related Phrases
- Thắng đường thành ca-ra-men: To cook sugar into caramel.
- Công đoạn khó nhất là thắng đường thành ca-ra-men mà không bị cháy. (The most difficult step is cooking the sugar into caramel without burning it.)
Related Idioms
- Ngọt như kẹo ca-ra-men: As sweet as caramel candy (used to describe something very sweet, either literally or figuratively for a sweet-talking person).
- Lời nói của anh ấy ngọt như kẹo ca-ra-men. (His words are as sweet as caramel candy.)