栗きんとん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
栗
くり Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Noun

栗(くり)きんとん • (kurikinton) 

1. a confection made from boiled, ground chestnuts mixed with sugar
   • 2015 March 2, “‘Kurikinton’ to ieba, dotchi? [Which one is ‘kurikinton’?]”, in J-Town Net‎^[1], archived from the original on 29 December 2016:

     「栗(くり)金(きん)団(とん)」という漢(かん)字(じ)が当(あ)てられ、金(きん)の団(だん)子(ご)とか金(きん)の布(ふ)団(とん)という意(い)味(み)がある。 […] 一(いっ)方(ぽう)、岐(ぎ)阜(ふ)県(けん)の南(なん)東(とう)部(ぶ)を中(ちゅう)心(しん)とした地(ち)域(いき)には、別(べつ)の栗(くり)きんとん（栗(くり)金(きん)飩(とん)）と呼(よ)ばれる和(わ)菓(が)子(し)があるそうだが、ご存(ぞん)じだろうか。栗(くり)に砂(さ)糖(とう)を加(くわ)えて炊(た)き上(あ)げてつくり、茶(ちゃ)巾(きん)絞(しぼ)りで栗(くり)の形(かたち)をしているという。

     “Kurikinton” to iu kanji ga aterare, kin no dango toka kin no futon to iu imi ga aru. […] Ippō, Gifu-ken no nantōbu o chūshin toshita chiiki ni wa, betsu no kurikinton (kurikinton) to yobareru wagashi ga aru sō daga, go-zonji darō ka. kuri ni satō o kuwaete taki agete tsukuri, chakin shibori de kuri no katachi o shiteiru to iu.

     Written as “栗金団” (kurikinton), this word seems to mean “gold dumpling” or “gold quilt”. […] However, in Gifu prefecture there is a different item, Japanese sweets called “kurikinton” (栗金飩), as you may know. It is made by mixing chestnuts with sugar and squeezing the mixture into the shape of a chestnut.

2. kinton (金団), a sweet potato confection, that includes sweetened chestnuts

Usage notes

The word くりきんとん may have different associations in different parts of Japan. The chestnut-based confection (occasionally written 栗金飩) is common in central Japan, especially around Gifu Prefecture. In other parts of Japan the potato-based confection flavored with chestnuts (written 栗金団) is common.

See also

• 金団(きんとん) (kinton, “sweet potato confection”)
• 栗(くり) (kuri, “chestnut”)