In this food sense, crystallized fruit, ginger, or flowers have been cooked in a lot of sugar so that a dry, sparkly crust of sugar forms on them, like tiny crystals. You eat them as sweets, or chop the fruit into cakes — British Christmas cake is famous for this.

In this food sense在食物這個意思裡，crystallized fruit, ginger, or flowers糖漬水果、糖薑，或糖漬花瓣 have been cooked in a lot of sugar是用大量的糖煮過的，so that a dry, sparkly crust of sugar forms on them讓表面結出一層乾乾、閃閃發亮的糖殼，like tiny crystals就像一顆顆小小的結晶。You你 eat them as sweets可以把它們當糖果吃，or chop the fruit into cakes或是把水果切碎加進蛋糕裡——British Christmas cake is famous for this英式聖誕蛋糕就以此聞名。

Crystallized ginger is a chewy, hot-sweet piece of ginger in a sugar coat; crystallized flowers (violets, rose petals) are mostly for decorating. People also say candied for the same kind of thing.

Crystallized ginger糖漬薑 is a chewy, hot-sweet piece of ginger in a sugar coat是外面裹著糖衣、有嚼勁又辛辣香甜的薑片；crystallized flowers (violets, rose petals)糖漬花瓣（像紫羅蘭、玫瑰花瓣） are mostly for decorating大多是用來裝飾的。People also say candied大家也會用 candied 這個字 for the same kind of thing來指同樣的東西。

This is a kitchen and shop word, not a science-class word here, and not the other English use where an idea "crystallized" (became clear) or a liquid turned into mineral crystals.

This is a kitchen and shop word這是廚房和店裡用的字，not a science-class word here這裡不是科學課上的意思，and not the other English use where an idea "crystallized" (became clear)也不是英文另一個用法，像想法「crystallized（變清晰）」，or a liquid turned into mineral crystals或是液體變成礦物結晶的那個意思。

The spelling with z is common in learner dictionaries; you may also see crystallised. Though actually, the sugar on the food really is in little crystals, so the name is not a metaphor — it just is not the chemistry lesson.

The spelling with z用 z 的拼法 is common in learner dictionaries在學習型辭典裡很常見；you may also see crystallised你也可能會看到 crystallised 這個拼法。Though actually不過其實，the sugar on the food really is in little crystals食物表面的糖真的是一顆顆小結晶，so the name is not a metaphor所以這個名字不是比喻——it just is not the chemistry lesson只是不是化學課教的那種結晶。