I tried to make Konpeitō, candy from 460 years ago

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  • Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
  • #FXPartner Inspired by the new series, FX's Shōgun, I made Japanese candy called Konpeitō (こんぺい糖)! FX’s Shōgun premieres Feb. 27 on Hulu, New Episode every Tuesday! @FXNetworks
    I was inspired by FX's Shōgun series to make Konpeitō, the candy that is believed to have been brought by Portuguese missionaries around the Sengoku era, about 460 years ago, the same time period in which Shōgun takes place. If you want to try making it yourself, here's the recipe.
    Konpeitō
    Ingredients :
    20-30 Sugar crystals
    150g sugar
    100ml water
    Food dye
    Equipment
    Non-stick pan
    Matcha whisk
    1. Make syrup. In a small pot, add water and sugar. Simmer over medium heat until the sugar has completely melted. Set aside
    2. In a non-stick pan, add sugar crystals to the sides of the pan. Heat the pan over medium heat, then add 2 tablespoons of the syrup to the middle of the pan. Once the liquid comes to a simmer, coat the sugar crystals with it using a matcha whisk. Stir constantly until the syrup crystallizes.
    3. Repeat this process until the candy reaches the size of a pea.
    4. Add food dye to the remaining syrup and coat the candy evenly for coloring
    Hope you enjoy this episode!
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  • @vivmidori
    @vivmidori 2 місяці тому +452

    Great to see you, Rie-san! ^^ I find it very interesting how we can find Portuguese words in Japanese cuisine. Growing up in Brazil, I used to think that my Japanese grandparents were just 'japanizing' Portuguese words like 'pan' (pão) and 'conpeito' (confeito) haha but no, Japanese really did incorporate those words into their vocabulary!

    • @RieMcClenny
      @RieMcClenny  2 місяці тому +95

      Thank you for watching 😊It's so interesting to discover that we have a lot of Portuguese-influenced items! I didn't know konpeitō was one of them until I made this video!

    • @videowatcher6246
      @videowatcher6246 2 місяці тому +13

      Don't forget tempura.

    • @sarahm.5021
      @sarahm.5021 2 місяці тому +12

      i was recently curious on the naming of persimmons in my language (malay) bc its called pisang kaki which literally translates to foot banana but i saw caqui is also used in portuguese (cmiiw) and kaki from japanese!

    • @franziskathiel4669
      @franziskathiel4669 2 місяці тому +4

      Oh I thought the only portugese or spanish word in japan is Kasutera (Castella). The word confeito sounds so latin that I think about it as a general european word for sweets 😅

    • @vivmidori
      @vivmidori 2 місяці тому +7

      Although some words might sound like they could've come from any Latin based European language, they were first introduced to the Japanese by the Portuguese. ☺ You can find a very extensive list of words here on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Japanese_words_of_Portuguese_origin

  • @hypersapien
    @hypersapien 2 місяці тому +143

    I love the tone-shift of watching a bunch of samurai fighting, to tiny flowery candies

  • @willcookmakeup
    @willcookmakeup 2 місяці тому +283

    Omg its the spirited away candy for the dust spirits!

    • @fnjesusfreak
      @fnjesusfreak 2 місяці тому +22

      They're also a plot point in the Sailor Moon S movie. I think the 2000 dub called them "sugar stars".

    • @Piikaachuu1203
      @Piikaachuu1203 2 місяці тому +6

      They were also in the Pokemon anime

    • @Charlie59876
      @Charlie59876 2 місяці тому +2

      and starbits

    • @eternalelipsis
      @eternalelipsis 2 місяці тому +9

      And hamtaro 🥹

    • @willcookmakeup
      @willcookmakeup 2 місяці тому +7

      @@eternalelipsis omg Hamtaro! What a throwback

  • @crimsoncoffin7408
    @crimsoncoffin7408 2 місяці тому +158

    I miss her so much!!! Im glad she seems to be doing well. Make it fancy 🫰 💫

  • @Celleslie
    @Celleslie 2 місяці тому +60

    I love the experiment-vibes of this video. It was a roller coaster just following through Rie’s mixed emotions of “can i do it?” is it over yet?” “Ok good enough” 😂

  • @pastel.persephone5879
    @pastel.persephone5879 Місяць тому +47

    If it was brought over by the Portuguese, then the word may be derived from the Portuguese confeito (confection in English). In the West its a word that describes any sugary treat. Its fascinating how much of my native language has become a normal part of a conutry thats so far away and a culture thats so vastly different from mine.

    • @willowsprite
      @willowsprite Місяць тому +1

      I love konpeito and have tried to look up a recipe but couldn’t find one anywhere. Thanks for this video!

    • @rebeccaanne9863
      @rebeccaanne9863 Місяць тому +6

      Interesting since confietos is the plural of confete which is the Portuguese word for the Italian confetto meaning ‘sweet meat’ in Italian the plural being ‘confetti’, which English borrowed directly. Italians would throw small colorful candies (confetti) to children at parades and festivals and the concept soon caught on in the rest of Europe and is now a world wide practice. Now I wonder how confetti went from being candy to being paper.

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams 23 дні тому +1

      ​@@rebeccaanne9863 People still toss candy at parades but it was likely a recent change (turn of the 20th century) once paper was being mass produces and thus it's cost was drastically reduced. THe paper was likely easier to clean up and a lot cheaper to just toss around

    • @rebeccaanne9863
      @rebeccaanne9863 23 дні тому +3

      @@SilvaDreams true, but I still wonder when the change happened in English and some other languages that changed confetti from meaning the candy thrown at celebrations to meaning tiny bits of colorful paper meant to be tossed at a celebration.

    • @fluffysheepfallingasleep609
      @fluffysheepfallingasleep609 15 днів тому +1

      In Norway, we have the word "konfekt", but it is mostly used for chocolates (the fancy, often filled, little chocolates in a fancy box)

  • @mushnoodle
    @mushnoodle 2 місяці тому +39

    I was also curious how to make these at home but when i saw how they actually get made i just gave up 😂 yours are def the closest it can get without special machinery! In fact a few years ago i couldnt even find proper youtube videos on how they were made only relatively recently did i find a few…

  • @willowsprite
    @willowsprite Місяць тому +7

    I love konpeito and have tried to look up a recipe but couldn’t find one anywhere. Thanks for this video!

  • @emmyali920
    @emmyali920 2 місяці тому +8

    Oh my goodness Rie! Your baby photos are sooo cute!! What an adorable little girl you were... ❤❤❤

  • @sihanchang
    @sihanchang 2 місяці тому +11

    wow as always Rie is so patient! the homemade candy looks beautiful 🩷

  • @AlexTakemori
    @AlexTakemori 2 місяці тому +8

    Oohh I've always been interested in making these! Thanks for the video

  • @Upforthreenights
    @Upforthreenights 2 місяці тому +18

    I was just watching a bunch of your videos, love the content and love your energy♡

  • @ryliebell4892
    @ryliebell4892 2 місяці тому +11

    You are one of my favorite chefs and I look up to you so much! I can't wait to try another wonderful recipes with your help!!

  • @mimo93maminon
    @mimo93maminon 2 місяці тому +12

    I lived in Ibaraki for a while, so I got to try many seasonal Japanese sweets and snacks. I liked konpeitō, but my favorite was Hina Arare. I'm only familiar with the Kanto version. I hope to try other versions next time I go back to Japan during that time of the year

  • @tpkyterooluebeck9224
    @tpkyterooluebeck9224 Місяць тому +10

    I recommend having a thicker sugar syrup concentration where you have more sugar in that water then the amount used. A 3 to 1 sugar to water ratio, does help in making rock candy crystals, and the thought is that it would help here also, in making konpeitoo. I've not tested this though.

  • @briannawalker4793
    @briannawalker4793 2 місяці тому +9

    Oh nooooo they're so cute 🥹🥹 I always wondered how they were made, thank you for sharing! Amazing how the candy process takes something as simple as sugar and ✨️makes it fancy🫰✨️

  • @maylin2734
    @maylin2734 2 місяці тому +1

    Always a great pleasure to watch your videos, we missed you 🫶

  • @robylove9190
    @robylove9190 2 місяці тому +2

    It's wonderful to see you, Rie. I have really missed you ❣️

  • @Ernestoarr
    @Ernestoarr 2 місяці тому +1

    I've always wanted to try Konpeitō, it looks so good!!

  • @mmps18
    @mmps18 Місяць тому

    Just bought your cookbook and it's excellent!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 місяці тому +6

    So happy to see a new upload on the channel. Hope you’re doing well!

    • @RieMcClenny
      @RieMcClenny  2 місяці тому +4

      Thank you! I should make more videos for UA-cam! You guys are the best 🥰

    • @PokhrajRoy.
      @PokhrajRoy. 2 місяці тому +1

      @@RieMcClenny Both you and us subscribers give off good energy so we’re all the best lol

  • @FXNetworks
    @FXNetworks 2 місяці тому +3

    Perfect snacks for the premiere 🤩

  • @hanaeyoshida5163
    @hanaeyoshida5163 2 місяці тому +4

    Love the food and Japanese history crossover!!!

  • @StolasOwl27
    @StolasOwl27 Місяць тому +2

    Omg I want to try this candy so bad it looks so good 😭❤️

  • @alextorchia2289
    @alextorchia2289 2 місяці тому

    I always enjoy seeing Rie and her Japanese cuisine makes it even better! :)

  • @RobynChattopadhyay-ng8eh
    @RobynChattopadhyay-ng8eh Місяць тому

    Hey Rei, you taught me how to bake moist cakes... my cakes have come out so well since you explained it all. Thank you!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 місяці тому +3

    The Konpenitō plate looked fab 👏🏽

  • @SandyDiVa
    @SandyDiVa Місяць тому

    Just subbed, this was fascinating!

  • @Brittany76661
    @Brittany76661 2 місяці тому

    Mrs Rie you are one of my favorite cooks ever. It looks so complicated despite the simple ingredients, but I knew if anyone could do it it was you.

  • @gr33ngirlsea
    @gr33ngirlsea 2 місяці тому +1

    What a great promo tie-in! Great partnership choice FX!

  • @mikoisfree
    @mikoisfree 2 місяці тому +1

    3:55 is such a great thought to ponder upon, didnt expect that in a candy cooking video

  • @sheloveswilby
    @sheloveswilby 2 місяці тому

    Totally gonna go watch this now I learned so much from watching this!

  • @elsievega6191
    @elsievega6191 2 місяці тому +1

    I've read the book and looking forward to the series. Also if you can't do it and you are an amazing cook, there is no hope for me lol

  • @SpaceBullies
    @SpaceBullies Місяць тому

    So cool!! I’ve seen this before and didn’t know what it was or why it was so expensive. Now I’m going to go back and try some. Thank you!

  • @billymoss2239
    @billymoss2239 2 місяці тому +3

    Missed your videos!

  • @browsernaut5350
    @browsernaut5350 2 місяці тому +1

    I was obsessed with these since I was young, watching Hamtaro🥹 thank you Rie for making this video.

  • @rebel.taylord
    @rebel.taylord Місяць тому

    Got a few bags of this candy from a small mom and pop shop in Kyoto. This candy so pretty and everyone I've given it to likes how pretty it looks lol! As a candy not my favorite but it truly is lovely to look at 😍

  • @NoktakkVT
    @NoktakkVT 2 місяці тому

    I love your videos Rie! :)

  • @_devilsailor_
    @_devilsailor_ Місяць тому

    these are my favourite!!

  • @jadecummings8093
    @jadecummings8093 2 місяці тому

    Her English always sounds great, l love it, keep it up, miss! Greetings miss, great to see you again! This candy reminds me of sweeties and I've never try it before.

  • @marvelholt21
    @marvelholt21 2 місяці тому

    I grew up always wanting to try konpeito, and finally got to when my partner and i found some in a shop. They really liked them, and so now i get them for my partner for special occasions.

  • @pangodillO
    @pangodillO 2 місяці тому

    Happy to see you, Rie! Hope you're doing well!

  • @christanice
    @christanice 2 місяці тому

    Wow you have patience! I think you did pretty well for the first time! It basically resembles the commercially made one.

  • @cupcakelikes
    @cupcakelikes 2 місяці тому +4

    I remember eating those candies as a child.

  • @anangrylittlesliceofpie1413
    @anangrylittlesliceofpie1413 2 місяці тому +3

    they're so cute! are those the little star candies that susuwatari eat?

  • @greysfreak1992
    @greysfreak1992 2 місяці тому

    I love that candy!!

  • @koirvne
    @koirvne Місяць тому

    It's always a good day to see Rie on my feed

  • @DefeatedAni
    @DefeatedAni 2 місяці тому

    RIE!!! I MISSSSSED U SO MUCHHHHHH. GLAD U POPPED UP ON MY FEED

  • @KalowJager
    @KalowJager Місяць тому +1

    The shape of the store bought Konpeito reminds me of the rock sugar candy on a stick (I've most often seen in gift shops and specialty candy stores). The process of making them is quite different though!

  • @jessicafewer
    @jessicafewer 2 місяці тому

    Miss you Rie!! Please keep making videos! I’m so sad Tasty isn’t doing long form content! You were my favourite anyways.

  • @AbdriMoon
    @AbdriMoon 5 днів тому

    Lavender sounds delicious! I would make jasmine flavored ones. ^.^

  • @joyjohnson8776
    @joyjohnson8776 2 місяці тому

    Great job

  • @mfuentes4961
    @mfuentes4961 2 місяці тому

    The konpeitō looks so yummy!😍 I wish I could be a soot sprite after watching this lol 😂

  • @jelisasmith18
    @jelisasmith18 2 місяці тому +1

    Spirited away!!

  • @michikomanalang6733
    @michikomanalang6733 2 місяці тому +2

    “This is good for streaming. Like… just watch me suffer.” RIE 😂

  • @bobbyrdz09
    @bobbyrdz09 2 місяці тому +10

    Yay!!!! I missed your videos

  • @Scanda10
    @Scanda10 2 місяці тому

    Hi!! nice to see you agaian!

  • @Jenelleyizzle
    @Jenelleyizzle 2 місяці тому

    Would you be able to do an episode or talk about this thin crunch curved half dipped in chocolate cookie from Kyoto I tried it 20+ years ago when I was a kid when my aunt brought it as a souvenir and I treasured each piece in its little tin until I finished it then recently I visited Japan and found out it is izutsu yatsuhashi and brought a box home of the traditional cinnamon ones.

  • @demetriatorowus9735
    @demetriatorowus9735 2 місяці тому

    I've wanted to try kompeito since I watched the anime, Kobato. Now I understand why it's so expensive!

  • @fadimilehinboluwatife8447
    @fadimilehinboluwatife8447 2 місяці тому +1

    Oh wow

  • @taylorhillard4868
    @taylorhillard4868 25 днів тому

    I feel like you might have been able to do it a bit faster if you had a separate pot of simple sugar already up to temp, and ladle it onto the cores directly from the heated pot. Youd need a candy thermometer to keep it the right temperature but it would get rid of the time spent heating up each ladle of syrup every time.

  • @sophieb-m1472
    @sophieb-m1472 Місяць тому +1

    I loved the Richard Chamberlain version of Shogun

    • @Chrissydarlin82
      @Chrissydarlin82 Місяць тому

      If you liked Shogun, you should try Centennial. It also has Chamberlain in it. One of my all time fav movies!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 місяці тому +13

    4:33 Omg imagining you in your Twitch Era. You’d be brilliant

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 місяці тому +2

    3:58 Reminds me of Tamagoyaki with the repetition of an ingredient

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 місяці тому +1

    1:29 AWWWWWW so cute

  • @Healingwand
    @Healingwand 18 днів тому

    We have this sorta sugar in india given in temples 😅 this is nostalgic.

  • @itsbellebellebitchcosmetics
    @itsbellebellebitchcosmetics 2 місяці тому

    omg i loved this candy on hamtaro!!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 місяці тому +1

    Konpeitō reminds me of our Nokuldana which is not flavoured but is a big ball of sugar.

  • @lindysmith13
    @lindysmith13 2 місяці тому +1

    Wow, you really stuck with that! Interesting but I bet not too many people will want to try it 🤣🤣🤣 You were a very cute little girl, love your videos.

    • @RieMcClenny
      @RieMcClenny  2 місяці тому

      I also thought, 'What did I sign up for?'"😅

  • @koirvne
    @koirvne Місяць тому

    I forgot how good her humour is
    If i keep doing this in three days

  • @nicole-san6704
    @nicole-san6704 Місяць тому

    Mhm crunchy. 🍬☺️

  • @Inklett13
    @Inklett13 2 місяці тому

    Ive had these once! I havnt been able to find them since then tho 😫

  • @Catbaroncafe
    @Catbaroncafe 2 місяці тому

    This is my favorite candy of all tiiiiiiiime

  • @LegoCookieDoggie
    @LegoCookieDoggie 2 місяці тому

    This is really interesting, I always wonder how they got the flavoring into Konpeito, I guess it's a trade secret!

  • @CatWhiskerClaws
    @CatWhiskerClaws 2 місяці тому

    Omg Rie has returned!

  • @pshdarren
    @pshdarren Місяць тому

    I remember eating these as a kid when my teacher would hand them out so when I first saw the title I was scared I somehow traveled 460 years into the future

  • @leventhumps3861
    @leventhumps3861 2 місяці тому +1

    I often think about the brave brave man that first decided to eat really fermented foods like 100 year eggs, or stinky tofu. Heck even something like yogurt.

  • @luminariel3765
    @luminariel3765 Місяць тому

    For hard candies, you need candy oils, otherwise you have to flavor all the syrup. I feel like if you had given yourself more time, they would have been perfect! If you started with colored syrup, i get you would get a very rich, bright color

  • @rosethecat2930
    @rosethecat2930 Місяць тому

    ooooh they look just like the candy from bee and puppycat!

  • @eunicerodrigues1500
    @eunicerodrigues1500 2 місяці тому

    Called Tilgul in India (Goa and Maharashtra) :))

  • @dondee4495
    @dondee4495 2 місяці тому

    Great video! I have konpeito in my tattoo

  • @red-fq8zf
    @red-fq8zf Місяць тому

    This candy are very common in India , we offer these to gods as prasad and these are commonly calld as nakuldana or elaichidana and are really cheap.
    You can only find the white ones , flavoured ones are not found here

  • @CymruLlewes
    @CymruLlewes Місяць тому

    Ah, like making candied peanuts. But much smaller with sesame seed as a core.

  • @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
    @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 Місяць тому

    I'm not sure about traditionally but in modern candy, Flavouring is Usualy added off the heat as it's an essential oil and has a low boiling/evaporation point.
    But they looked great!
    Definitely something for the kid's to enjoy!
    Maybe try adding a touch of peppermint oil and citric acid! 🎉 🎆

  • @hizurumegumi5727
    @hizurumegumi5727 26 днів тому

    Being honest, just from a historical standpoint the sengoku jidai and alot of historical Japanese politics can be very interesting

  • @yagomaligne
    @yagomaligne 2 місяці тому

    I used to eat this in Spain 25 years ago. my grandma gave them to me

  • @brianb9824
    @brianb9824 2 місяці тому

    It good see you again.

  • @Tsusagi
    @Tsusagi 2 місяці тому

    4:38 bristle is the word I think you’re looking for

  • @RedHotUzumaki
    @RedHotUzumaki 2 місяці тому

    They look like mini fireworks, I have a candy dish filled with individual wrapped bags of konpeito
    They are my favorite candy 🥰

  • @lovenature8704
    @lovenature8704 2 місяці тому

    コンペイトウ懐かしい😊

  • @MartinDerTolle
    @MartinDerTolle 26 днів тому

    I remember collecting these in Super Mario Galaxy

  • @Trund27
    @Trund27 20 днів тому

    Wonderful video, but the music is much too loud. I want to hear Rie explain her process!

  • @avin9573
    @avin9573 2 місяці тому

    This looks like a sugar candy we get in temple as prasad in Nepal. Its only white and sweet though.

  • @malcolmjwilliams3521
    @malcolmjwilliams3521 2 місяці тому

    That was a labor intensive task

  • @sto-humanfriendly
    @sto-humanfriendly 2 місяці тому

    When I googled konpeito, i read it takes over a week to make

  • @LucasSCarcavilla
    @LucasSCarcavilla 23 години тому

    I guess the portuguese word for little sweets , "confeito", confetti in italian, came from these konpeitő

  • @amberlee4536
    @amberlee4536 2 місяці тому +2

    I mostly wonder who was the first person to use milk, because you gotta be a special kind of hungry to look at a goat or a cow and say "maybe I can drink baby food for a bovine" for the first time

    • @drivethrupoet
      @drivethrupoet Місяць тому

      I think about this all the time lol but more about cooking the things. Like did they accidentally drop stuff into a fire they first built for warmth?

    • @theinquisitivecritter
      @theinquisitivecritter Місяць тому

      @@drivethrupoetnot as interesting as who was the first person to discover other animal milk was safe for humans😂😂

    • @drivethrupoet
      @drivethrupoet Місяць тому

      @@theinquisitivecritter we nurse our own babies and they were watching animals nurse theirs

    • @theinquisitivecritter
      @theinquisitivecritter Місяць тому

      @@drivethrupoet well no duh but still

  • @chefdavidrivoli
    @chefdavidrivoli 2 місяці тому

    I’m sad you weren’t at SOBE WFF in Miami with Alix

  • @des3511
    @des3511 2 місяці тому +1

    I THINK I HAVE SEEN THIS IN SPIRITED AWAY

    • @BetweentheVeils13
      @BetweentheVeils13 Місяць тому

      It is the candy the soot sprites eat in spirited away!!

  • @andrewbobat
    @andrewbobat 2 місяці тому +1

    I wanna try this with nuts