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Coconut Chip Chip
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Antigua and Barbuda
Chip Chip
Traditional Antiguan sweet of coconut cut into small pieces and dropped into hot sugar syrup; boiled and stirred until thick; spread on an oiled surface to cool; often made with brown sugar and flavoured with grated fresh ginger root; a classic Antiguan sweet treat; found at markets and schoolyards; the chip chip of Antigua; a crunchy, coconutty snack.
Jamaica
A Jamaican sweet of grated coconut simmered in brown sugar and ginger, dropped onto banana leaves or wax paper to set, a rustic, chewy candy.
Cameroon
Croquettes de coco
Grated coconut cooked with sugar until it stiffens and set into small chewy blocks, often tinted pink.
Mauritius
Gato coco
Grated coconut cooked with sugar until it stiffens, tinted pink or white and cut into small blocks.
Mozambique
Doce de coco
Grated coconut cooked with sugar until it stiffens and sets into chewy squares or balls.
Togo
A traditional Togolese sweet made from coconut, sugar, and sometimes condensed milk, cooked until sticky and sweet; coconut-forward and enjoyed as a small dessert or teatime treat.
Flanders, Belgium
Cuberdon / Neuzeke
A Belgian cone-shaped candy with raspberry flavor and soft center, a Ghent and street classic
Cuba
A Cuban sugar-cone candy, traditionally a paper cone filled with grated coconut, guava, or other sweet mixtures.
Belize
Chunks of coconut boiled in dark sugar until they candy, sold in ragged lumps rather than neat squares.
Japan
大福
Soft mochi skin wrapped around sweet red bean paste (anko), often with a whole strawberry inside.
Senegal
A named Senegalese sweet prepared for celebrations and served as a small, dense confection.
Uruguay
Small apricot jelly sweets rolled in sugar, made in the town of Minas.
Indonesia
Wajik
Sticky diamond-shaped cake made from glutinous rice, palm sugar, and coconut milk.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
ডিমের জর্দা
Egg and milk cooked down with sugar and ghee into a grainy, saffron-coloured sweet studded with nuts.
United States
A fluffy, cloud-like candy of whipped sugar syrup and egg whites, sometimes with nuts or cherries.
Comoros
A Comorian sweet made from coconut, sugar and spice, cut into small pieces for celebrations and tea.
Angola
Roasted peanuts set in boiled sugar and cut into hard, chewy squares.
Brazil
A thick, creamy milk caramel spread made by slowly simmering milk and sugar for hours until it turns golden brown and spreadable.
Algarve, Portugal
Doce Fino is a Portuguese sweet from Algarve, shaped as a candy and finished with its characteristic sugar, nut, or egg filling.
Brunei
Sticky coconut and palm sugar toffee, slow-cooked for hours, sticky chewy texture with deep caramel flavor and glossy appearance, a festive sweet
Algarve, Portugal
Thread-like egg yolk and sugar confection from the Algarve, wrapped in paper.
Nigeria
Roasted groundnuts and maize or rice ground with pepper, ginger and sugar and pressed into balls or bars.
Haiti
Shaved coconut boiled with sugar and ginger until it thickens and sets into a chewy, grainy fudge.
Petit-Goâve, Haiti
Layered fudge of condensed milk in cream, pink and brown stripes, invented at Petit-Goâve and sold in cellophane-wrapped bricks.
China
龙须酥
Malt sugar pulled repeatedly into thousands of hair-fine threads, wrapped around crushed peanut and sesame, and eaten within minutes.
Venezuela
A Dominican dessert of grated coconut, milk, sugar, and cinnamon, cooked until thick and creamy. Served cold, a roadside and colmado staple, sweet and coconutty.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina's national sweet: a thick, creamy caramel of milk and sugar slow-cooked for hours. Eaten by the spoonful, spread on toast, or used in alfajores, cakes, and ice cream.
Venezuela
A rustic Venezuelan llanero dessert of milk curdled with lemon, then slowly simmered with sugar, cinnamon and cloves until thick and golden. Served at room temperature or chilled.
Dominican Republic
Dominican dulce de leche in solid blocks, firmer and sliceable, eaten with crackers or guava paste. A roadside and colmado sweet, rich and caramelized.
Colombia
A Colombian sweet of tamarind pulp and sugar, shaped into balls or logs. A tart-sweet coastal snack, sold in markets and on the street.
Philippines
Yema
A sweet, creamy candy made from egg yolks and condensed milk, shaped into balls or pyramids, wrapped in cellophane.
Guatemala
A Guatemalan fluffy meringue dessert with fruit, sugar, and egg whites, a daily and street classic
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Fifteens are an Ulster no-bake traybake of crushed biscuits, marshmallows, glacé cherries, and condensed milk.
Denmark
Flødeboller
A Danish chocolate-covered marshmallow treat on a wafer base, a national and bakery classic
Ayutthaya, Thailand
ฝอยทอง
Foi thong is a Thai ceremonial sweet of fine golden egg threads shaped into bright nests or ribbons.
Palermo, Italy
Sicilian marzipan shaped and painted to look like real fruit, traditionally made in Palermo for All Souls' Day (November 2).