Pastille

Pastilles are made by cooking sugar and syrup with a gelling agent such as gum arabic, gelatin or pectin, adding flavor and color, and depositing the mixture into small molds. After drying they become firm and chewy, with a slow-melting texture that lasts in the mouth. They may be coated in fine sugar or polished with a little oil or wax.

Typical flavors include fruit, licorice, mint and herbs. The word is also used for small lozenges and flat medicated tablets, and in French for small round sweets in general, so the name covers a wide range of little candies.