Confectionery

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The term confectionery refers to food items that are (or at least are perceived to be) rich in sugar. Different dialects of English language also use regional terms for confections:

In British English, Hiberno-English and some Commonwealth countries, "sweets", or "sweeties", particularly in Scottish English (sweeties resembles the Scottish Gaelic word suiteis in both pronunciation and meaning) and among children.
In Australian English and New Zealand English, "lollies".
In North America, "candy" - although this term can also refer to a specific range of confectionery and does not include some items called confectionery (e.g. pastry) (See below and the separate article on candy.) "Sweets" is used on occasion, as well as "treat".

Confectionery items include sweets, lollipops, candy bars, chocolate, and other sweet items of snack food. The term does not generally apply to cakes, biscuits, or puddings which require cutlery to consume, although exceptions such as petit fours or meringues exist. Speakers of American English do not refer to these items as "candy." See Candy#Manufacture for the stages of sugar-cooking.

American English classifies many confections as candy. Some of the categories and types of candy include:

Hard candy: Based on sugars cooked to the hard-crack stage, including suckers (known as boiled sweets in British English), lollipops, jawbreakers (or gobstoppers), lemon drops, peppermint drops and disks, candy canes, rock candy, etc.
Fudge: A confection of milk and sugar boiled to the soft-ball stage. In the US, it tends to be chocolate-flavored.
Toffee (or Taffy): Based on sugars cooked to the soft-ball stage and then pulled to create an elastic texture. In British English, toffee refers to a harder substance also made from cooked sugars.
Scots tablet. A crumbly milk-based soft candy, based on sugars cooked to the soft-ball stage. Comes in several forms, such as wafers and heart shapes.
Licorice candy: Containing extract of the liquorice root. Chewier and more resilient than gum/gelatin candies, but still designed for swallowing. For example, Liquorice allsorts.

Chocolates: Used in the plural, usually referring to small balled centers covered with chocolate to create bite-sized confectionery. People who create chocolates are called chocolatiers, and they create their confections with couverture chocolate. A chocolate maker, on the other hand, is the person who physically creates the couverture from cacao and other ingredients.
Kopiko: A coffee flavoured sweet made in Asia.
Gum/Gelatin candies: Based on gelatins, including gum drops, jujubes, Turkish Delight, jelly beans, gummies, etc.
Marshmallow: "Peeps" (a trade name), circus peanuts, etc.
Marzipan: An almond-based confection, doughy in consistency, served in several different ways. It is often formed into shapes mimicking (for example) fruits or animals. Alternatively, marzipan may be flavoured, normally with Distilled beverage such as Kirschwasser or Rum, and divided into small bite-sized pieces; these flavoured marzipans are generally served coated in chocolate to prevent the alcohol from evaporating, and are very common in northern Europe. Marzipan is also used in cake decoration. Its lower-priced version is called Persipan.
Divinity (confectionery): A nougat-like confectionery based on Egg (food) whites with chopped nut (fruit)s.

Not all confections equate to "candy" in the American English sense. Non-candy confections include:

Pastry: A baked confection whose dough is rich in butter, which was dispersed through the pastry prior to baking, resulting in a light, flaky texture; see also pie and tart.
Chewing gum: Uniquely made to be chewed, not swallowed. However, some people believe that at least some types of chewing gum, such as certain bubble gums, are indeed candy.
Ice cream: Frozen flavoured cream.
Halvah: Confectionery based on tahini, a paste made from ground sesame seeds.
Alfajor: a traditional South American cookie typically consisting of two round sweet biscuits joined together with a sweet jam, generally dulce de leche (milk jam).
Dragée - Coated almonds and other types of coated candy.