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We call it 棉花糖 in Chinese, which translates to cotton candy... Which gets confusing if we're also talking about cotton candy (the fluffy kind).
Where are you from? I associate that word with cotton Candy but cannot for the life of me think of what a marshmallow is
HK. Yeah, if you asked me out of the blue what 棉花糖 is I would've said cotton candy first but I also had a vague memory of calling marshmallow that too. I had to confirm it with Wikipedia lol.
Hello fellow Hongkonger
Same in Taiwan!
Do you have a different name for the fluffy cotton candy?
No it’s the same. Then again I can’t recall seeing any marshmallow on the shelves when I visit home. I don’t think it’s a common snack in Taiwan but I could be wrong!
It's not common but you can absolutely find some at the candy section in a supermarket.