Are you a big candy fan?  It's a confection that has sugar as the principal ingredient.
I am! I am particularly fond of hersheys!
Candies are so varied, including hard, soft, caramels, marshmallows, taffy, etc.. and of course chocolate!!
There's always new ones to try, for sure. I prefer dark chocolate covered ones myself =)
Even vegetables, fruits and nuts that have been glazed and coated with sugar are considered candied.  Vegetables though???
Well, anything to make them more appealing, right? They don't always taste so good
And since candies are usually small, they are eaten casually as a snack between meals - perhaps a chocolate covered carrot would count?
I do that all the time! It's delicious and, honestly, makes me eat them more. Win win?
, candies are usually made in smaller pieces. However, the definition of candy also depends upon how people treat the food. Unlike sweet pastries served for a dessert course at the end of a meal, candies are normally eaten casually, often with the fingers, as a snack between meals. Each culture has its own ideas of what constitutes candy rather than dessert. The same food may be a candy in one culture and a dessert in another.
History.
Candy has its origins mainly in Ancient India. Between
United States law to regulate food and drugs, including candy.
Classification.
Sugar candies include hard candies, soft candies, caramels, marshmallows, taffy, and other candies whose principal ingredient is sugar. Commercially, sugar candies are often divided into groups according to the amount of sugar they contain and their chemical structure.
Chocolate is sometimes treated as a separate branch of confectionery. In this model, chocolate candies like chocolate candy bars and chocolate truffles are included. Hot chocolate or other cocoa-based drinks are excluded