Konpeito Japanese Candy Drops Scented Soy CandleSugarrrrrr, yes pleeeeease! Japanese nostalgia packed in a can. Got a sweet tooth? Or a sweet nostril? Weve got the candle for you : 3 Have you ever tried kompeito? It literally means golden flat sugar and comes from the Portuguese word confeito, meaning a type of sugar candy. Its a candy making technique introduced to Japan in the early 16th century by Portuguese traders, and since sugar was rare and expensive to manufacture back then, kompeito was a