Glaze (cooking)
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In cooking, a glaze is a glossy, translucent coating applied to the outer surface of a dish by dipping, dripping, or using a brush. Depending on its nature and intended effect, a glaze may be applied
Recently applied glaze dripping off of doughnuts, on an open, moving drying rack
Mirror glaze on an entremet.
Candy
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Candy, also known as sweets and lollies, is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, called sugar confectionery, encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate
Glaze (cooking)
…Some pastries have a coating of egg whites brushed-on. Some pastries use a "mirror glaze", which is glossy enough to create reflections, and some candies and confections are coated in edible wax glazes, often during tumbling. A savory glaze such as demi-glace can be made from reduced stock or meat glaze…
Candy at a bazaar in Damascus, Syria
A Japanese vendor selling sweets in "The Great Buddha Sweet Shop" from the Miyako meisho zue (1787)
Konpeitō is a traditional Japanese sugar candy. When finished, it is almost 100% solid sugar.
Fruit-shaped hard candy is a common type of sugar candy, containing sugar, color, flavor, and a tiny bit of water.