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Falooda

Michael Laiskonis

By Michael Laiskonis
in India: Cooking & Baking

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If you want to know more about Badshah's and their falooda restaurants, please go to

http://www.uppercrustindia.com/22crust/twe...o/eatingout.htm

and http://www.campus18.com/Blogs/BlogDetail.a...tID=1603&ID=183

Fareshtah Dinshaw says, "One of the staples of Jamshedi Navroze is faluda . In ancient Iran, faluda was more slush-like, made with fresh mountain snow, rose water and sugar syrup, but over time the beverage has adapted to the cuisine of the place where Iranians settled. Parsi-Zarathushtrians from India recognize it as a milk beverage made with glass noodles and takhamaria seeds, and topped with ice-cream. "

Wikipedia says, " Falooda is thought to be an adaption of the Persian dessert faloodeh and was brought to the surrounding Middle Eastern countries and South Asia by Muslim travellers and merchants.

"Falooda is a popular summer drink throughout North India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Middle East countries and is readily available in hotels and on beach stalls. A variant is falooda kulfi, where falooda and kulfi are served together with a syrup.

It is very similar to the Thai drink nam manglak, which is made from basil seeds mixed with sugar, water, and rose water. The Iraqi Kurds also have their own version; but made with thicker vermicelli."

A different version of falooda is to be had in Taiwan, where they serve "Bing"- a variety of candied beans and dry fruits with syrup over shaved ice. You can add evaporated milk too. Excellent.

In the Philippines they give you "Halo-halo" with pineapple and other fruits with evaporated milk and syrup over shaved ice. In Malaysia as well, but I forget what it is called! Colourful and slurpy!

Locally (Bay Area) in the Chinese market, you used to get "Bing." Nowadays the rage is all tapioca balls in different flavoured syrups. I must say the honeydew and the taro flavours are delicious. You get the "Bing" in a drink at some Vietnamese restaurants. My children love it.

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