黒蜜

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 黒蜜 and read くろみつ, it is a dark Japanese syrup made from brown or unrefined sugar.
• Basic usage: It is drizzled over chilled agar and paired with roasted soybean flour for its deep sweetness.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sugar syrup rather than bee honey
  • Despite the character for honey, the condiment is based on sugar rather than produced by bees.