Faloodeh Explained

Faloodeh
Alternate Name:Faludeh, paloodeh, paludeh, fālūdhaj
Region:Shiraz
Course:Lunch & Dinner
Type:Dessert
Main Ingredient:Vermicelli, syrup (sugar, rose water)

Faloodeh (Persian: فالوده|fālūde) or paloodeh (Persian: پالوده|pālūde) is a traditional Iranian cold dessert similar to a sorbet.[1] [2] It consists of thin vermicelli-sized noodles made from starch in a semi-frozen syrup containing sugar and rose water.[3] [4] [5] Faloodeh is often served with lime juice and sometimes ground pistachios.

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, a traditional Persian ice cream. Faloodeh Shirazi (Persian: فالوده شیرازی|fālūde Shirāzi), the version from the city of Shiraz, is particularly well-known.[6]

In 2023, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts added faloodeh-making to Iran's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[7]

History

The Persian word paloodeh is from the verb paloodan (Persian: پالودن) which means to refine. Faloodeh is an Arabicized form of paloodeh that appeared after the Arab conquest of Iran, due to a lack of the phoneme pronounced as //p// in Standard Arabic.[8] [9] [10] In Arab medieval sources, it was known as Faloothaj (Arabic: فَالُوذَج |Fālūḏaǧ) for example in Al-Muḥkam wa-al-muḥīt al-aʻẓam.[11]

In the 16th to 18th centuries, the Indo-Persian Mughal kings who ruled South Asia created a cold dessert beverage called falooda, which is a derivative of faloodeh.. Moreover, the Yunnanese desert Paoluda (泡鲁达) is also a derivative of the dessert.[12]

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, 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.

Yazdi Faloodeh

Faloodeh Yazdi, which is also known by the traditional name of Maqutek in Yazd province, is a cool drink and tourists are interested in trying it. In addition, people who have tried Faloodeh Shirazi and Kermani, tend to try this delicious traditional food of Yazd city as well.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Macarons, Macaroons, Macaroni: The curious history.. Dan Jurafsky. November 16, 2011. Slate.
  2. Book: Krondl, Michael . Sweet invention: a history of dessert . Chicago Review Press . Chicago, Ill . 2011 . 978-1-55652-954-2. page 102.
  3. News: Recipe: Faloodeh (Persian Rose Water Ice) . Kitchn . 2017-06-12.
  4. Book: Dalal, Tarla . Chaat Cookbook . 2000-09-01 . Sanjay & Co. 9788186469620 . 96 . en.
  5. News: Faloodeh: Persian Rosewater and Lemon Sorbet . Sinaiee. Maryam . 2015-05-10 . The Persian Fusion. 2017-06-12 . en-US . 2018-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180512035906/http://www.thepersianfusion.com/rosewater-and-lemon-sorbet-faloodeh/ . dead.
  6. Book: Marks, Gil. Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. 2010-11-17. Wiley. 9780544186316.
  7. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Faloodeh of Yazd gains place on national heritage list . 2024-03-26 . Tehran Times . en.
  8. Book: Spooner. Brian. Marashi. Mehdi. Persian Studies in North America: Studies in Honor of Mohammad Ali Jazayery. 1994. Brill. Leiden. 177–178. https://books.google.com/books?id=nSdsnqWpuh4C&pg=PA177. Dari, Farsi, and Tojiki. 9780936347356.
  9. Book: Spooner. Brian. Schiffman. Harold. Language policy and language conflict in Afghanistan and its neighbors: the changing politics of language choice. 2012. Brill. Leiden. 94. https://books.google.com/books?id=52aicl9l7rwC&pg=PA94. Dari, Farsi, and Tojiki. 978-9004201453 .
  10. Book: Campbell. George L.. King. Gareth. Compendium of the World's Languages. 2013. Routledge. 1339. 3rd. Persian. 9781136258466 . https://books.google.com/books?id=DWAqAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1339.
  11. Book: Ibn Sīda al-Mursī, Abū’l-Ḥasan ʻAlī ibn Ismāʻīl. Al-Muḥkam wa-l-Muḥīṭ al-Aʿẓam. 1066. ar:المحكم والمحيط الأعظم لابن سيده الأندلسي.
  12. Web site: 2022-11-18 . wondersofyunnan.com.
  13. Web site: About faloodeh . 2021-10-05 . Faloodeh . Tour In Persia . Iran . en-US.