dragee
noun[C]
(alsodragée)uk/dræʒˈeɪ/us/dræʒˈeɪ/asweetmade of anut,seed, etc. with a hardsugarshell:
Almond dragées should bestoredatroomtemperature.
The dragées areproducedinrevolvingpansthatkeepthenutsinmotionwhile they arecoatedinsugarsyrup.
a verysmall, hardsugarball, used fordecoratingcakes,biscuits, etc.:
Theweddingcakewasdecoratedwith hundreds ofsilverdragees.
Add a dragée to thecentreof each of thechocolateflowers.
- Making dragees byhandwasworkforskilledconfectioners, but now it'smechanized.
- Thesurfaceof the dragees should besmoothand hard.
- Usetweezerstoplacea fewpearldragées on eachcake.
Sweets
- almond paste
- baking chocolate
- barley sugar
- bitter chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- comfit
- confectioner
- confectionery
- cooking chocolate
- cotton candy
- Jordan almond
- jujube
- Kendal mint cake
- licorice
- liquorice
- selection box
- semisweet chocolate
- sherbet
- spun sugar
- stick of rock