Meaning within
Cultural
Inspired by the traditional Japanese candy, kohakutou, the Ento Crystal Candies brings cultures around the world together with a meaningful insect twist.
Form
Each candy shaped like a gem beholds an insect, either a cricket, grasshopper, sago worm or silk worm. Trapping inside a crunchy exterior and gummy interior, a beautiful and nutritious edible insect.
Flavor
Each crystal is designed with ingredients that reflect the insect it carries.
Sago worms from a tropical environment are made with dried mango and coconut pieces.
Crickets and grasshoppers from grasslands include green and red tea leaves.
Silkworms commonly eat mulberry leaves and so these candies include dried mulberry fruit pieces.
Color
Each crystal is designed with colors that reflect the insect and their habitats.
Sago worms from a tropical environment are warmed toned yellows and oranges.
Crickets and grasshoppers from grasslands are green and brown, resembling their own body colors and their habitat.
Silkworms commonly eat mulberry leaves and these crystals are desgined with a purple and red color just like these berries.
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Japanese Crystal Candy
Sugar & Agar Agar
To create this matte crunchy exterior and chewy interior, you combine sugar, water, agar agar powder, your additional ingredients, and food coloring.
01.
How it's made
Cut to Crystal Shapes
After cooling the mixture for a couple of hours, cut the gummy mixture into
desired forms.
03.
Boil to Certain Heat
Combine your ingredients other than food coloring and your additional flavor ingredients. And heat for around 5 min so that it gets to a certain temperature. Put it in containers and mix in colors and other ingredients.
