''Faloodeh'' ( fa, فالوده, fālūde) or ''paloodeh'' ( fa, پالوده, pālūde) is a traditional
Iranian
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* Iranian lan ...
cold
dessert
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similar to a
sorbet
Sorbet (), also called "water ice", is a frozen dessert made using ice combined with fruit juice, fruit purée, wine, liqueur, honey, etc. Generally sorbets do not contain dairy ingredients, while sherbets do.
Etymology
The word "sorbet" e ...
. It consists of thin
vermicelli
Vermicelli (; , , also , ) is a traditional type of pasta round in section similar to spaghetti. In English-speaking regions it is usually thinner than spaghetti, while in Italy it is typically thicker.
The term ''vermicelli'' is also used to ...
-sized noodles made from starch in a semi-frozen syrup containing sugar and
rose water
Rose water ( fa, گلاب) is a flavoured water made by steeping rose petals in water. It is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals, a by-product of the production of rose oil
Rose oil (rose otto, attar of rose, attar of rose ...
.
''Faloodeh'' is often served with
lime
Lime commonly refers to:
* Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit
* Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide
* Lime (color), a color between yellow and green
Lime may also refer to:
Botany ...
juice and sometimes ground
pistachios
The pistachio (, ''Pistacia vera''), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating from Central Asia and the Middle East. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food.
''Pistacia vera'' is often confused with other sp ...
.
In Iran, ''faloodeh'' is sold in ice cream stores and coffee shops in flavors such as pistachio, saffron, rosewater and honey, and can be served alongside
bastani sonnati
Bastani ( fa, بستنی), locally known as ( fa, بستنی سنتی "traditional ice cream") or ( fa, بستنی سنتی زعفرانی "traditional saffron ice cream"), is an Iranian ice cream made from milk, eggs, sugar, rose water, saffron ...
, a traditional Persian ice cream. ''Faloodeh Shirazi'' ( fa, فالوده شیرازی, fālūde Shirāzi), the version from the city of
Shiraz
Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...
, is particularly well-known.
History
The Persian word ''paloodeh'' is from the verb ''paloodan'' ( fa, پالودن) which means to refine. ''Faloodeh'' is an Arabicized form of ''paloodeh'' that appeared after the
Arab conquest of Iran
The Muslim conquest of Persia, also known as the Arab conquest of Iran, was carried out by the Rashidun Caliphate from 633 to 654 AD and led to the fall of the Sasanian Empire as well as the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion.
The ...
, due to a lack of the
phoneme
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For example, in most dialects of English, with the notable exception of the West Midlands and the north-west o ...
in Standard
Arabic
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.
In Arab medieval sources, it was known as Faloothaj ( ar, فَالُوذَج , Fālūḏaǧ) for example in
Al-Muḥkam wa-al-muḥīt al-aʻẓam
Abū’l-Ḥasan ʻAlī ibn Ismāʻīl (), known as Ibn Sīdah (), or Ibn Sīdah'l-Mursī (), (c.1007-1066), was a linguist, philologist and lexicographer of Classical Arabic from Andalusia. He compiled the encyclopedia ' ()(Book of Customs) and ...
.
In the 16th to 18th centuries, the
Indo-Persian
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Mughal kings who ruled
South Asia
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created a cold dessert beverage called ''
falooda
A ''falooda'' is a Mughlai Indian version of a cold dessert made with noodles. It has origins in the Persian dish ''faloodeh'', variants of which are found across West, Central, and South Asia. Traditionally it is made by mixing rose syrup, ...
'', which is a derivative of ''faloodeh''.
The
Yunnanese
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desert Paoluda (泡鲁达) is a derivative of the dessert.
Preparation
A thin batter of starch (from potatoes, arrowroot, maize, or rice) is cooked, then pressed through a sieve producing delicate strings similar to
cellophane noodles
Cellophane noodles, or fensi (), sometimes called glass noodles, are a type of transparent noodle made from starch (such as mung bean starch, potato starch, sweet potato starch, tapioca, or canna starch) and water. A stabilizer such as chitosan ...
, that are then chilled in ice water.
Afterwards, they are combined with the syrup mixture and rapidly cooled until the syrup is at least half-frozen.
See also
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References
Arab cuisine
Confectionery
Frozen desserts
Iranian desserts
Iranian inventions
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