Pashmak ( fa, پشمک) is a form of
Iranian
Iranian may refer to:
* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
candy floss
Cotton candy, also known as fairy floss and candy floss, is a spun sugar confection that resembles cotton. It usually contains small amounts of flavoring or food coloring.
It is made by heating and liquefying sugar, and spinning it centrifu ...
or
cotton candy, made from sugar.
Pashmak is served on its own or as an accompaniment to fruits, cakes, ice creams, puddings and desserts. It is widely known as Persian Cotton Candy.
["Shiraz Sights"]
, at ''BestIranTravel.com'' It is sometimes garnished with ground pistachio nuts. Although the texture is similar to
cotton candy, both method and ingredients are different.
Pashmak originated in the Iranian city of
Yazd
Yazd ( fa, یزد ), formerly also known as Yezd, is the capital of Yazd Province, Iran. The city is located southeast of Isfahan. At the 2016 census, the population was 1,138,533. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a Wor ...
known for its various traditional Persian sweets such as
Baghlava
Baklava (, or ; ota, باقلوا ) is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey. It was one of the most popular sweet pastries of Ottoman cuisine.
The pre-Ottoman Empire, Ottoma ...
,
Qottab
''Qottab'' ( fa, قطاب ''qottâb'') is an almond-filled deep-fried Iranian cuisine pastry or cake, prepared with flour, almonds, powdered sugar, vegetable oil, and cardamom. The city of Yazd is well known for its ''qottab''.
Qottab developed ...
, and
Gaz
GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (russian: ГАЗ or Го́рьковский автомоби́льный заво́д, , Gorky Automobile Plant) is a Russian automotive manufacturer located in Nizhny Novgorod, formerly known as Gorky (Го ...
during
Safavid Empire.
Similar sweets
The Arabic sweet ''ghazal al banat'' ( ar, غزل البنات, en, girl’s threads, italic=yes; see ''
ghazal'') is virtually identical to pashmak, and is referred to as Oriental Cotton Candy.
A Turkish sweet called ''
pişmaniye'' bears some resemblance to pashmak.
See also
*
Dragon's beard candy
Dragon's beard candy ( zh, t=龍鬚糖, s=龙须糖, p=lóng xū táng, first=t or Chinese cotton candy is a handmade traditional art of China. It is a traditional Chinese confectionary similar to floss halva or Western cotton candy, which can ...
— a Chinese variant
References
External links
Pashmak — Persian Fairy Floss — myfavouriteplum.blogspot.comPishmaniye — photoon
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Yazdi, tabrizi, and Wooden cotton candy — Introduction
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Iranian desserts
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