Editing Falooda - Wikipedia

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| caption = ''Falooda'' with kulfi, rose syrup, and basil seeds (sabja seeds)

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| region = South Asia, [[Myanmar]]

| region = [[South Asia]], [[Myanmar]]

| course = Beverage

| course = Beverage

| served = Cold

| served = Cold

| main_ingredient = Milk, [[rose syrup]], [[vermicelli]], [[sweet basil]]

| main_ingredient = [[Milk]], [[rose syrup]], [[vermicelli]], [[sweet basil]]

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| type = Drink

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| similar_dish = [[Bandung (drink)|Bandung]]

| similar_dish = [[Bandung (drink)|Bandung]]

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A '''''falooda''''' is a [[Mughlai cuisine|Mughalai]] cold dessert made with vermicelli.<ref name="Marks 2010: Faludeh">{{cite book|first1=Gil|last1=Marks|title=Encyclopedia of Jewish Food|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gFK_yx7Ps7cC&pg=PT593|publisher=HMH|date=17 November 2010|isbn=978-0-544-18631-6|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It has origins in the [[Persia]]n dish ''[[faloodeh]]'', variants of which are found across West, Central, South and Southeast Asia.<ref name="Taylor Sen 2015">{{cite book|editor-first1=Darra|editor-last1=Goldstein|first=Colleen|last=Taylor Sen|title=The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbi6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA357|page=357|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|date=2015|isbn=978-0-19-931339-6|via=Google Books}}</ref> Traditionally it is made by mixing [[rose syrup]], [[vermicelli]], and [[Basil seed|sweet basil seeds]] with milk, often served with [[ice cream]].<ref name="FalRecipe">{{cite web|title=Falooda Recipe|url=https://www.sailusfood.com/falooda-recipe/|date=26 May 2015|publisher=Sailu's Food|access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> The vermicelli used for preparing falooda is made from wheat,<ref name="Falooda">{{cite web |title=Falooda |url=http://ifood.tv/asian/falooda/about |website=ifood.tv |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150125200953/http://ifood.tv/asian/falooda/about |archive-date=25 January 2015 |access-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[arrowroot]], [[cornstarch]], or [[sago]].<ref name="Sev">{{cite web|title=Falooda Sev Recipe|url=http://www.sailusfood.com/2015/05/25/falooda-sev-recipe-how-to-make-falooda-sev/|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>

A '''''falooda''''' is a [[Mughlai cuisine|Mughalai]] cold dessert made with vermicelli.<ref name="Marks 2010: Faludeh">{{cite book|first1=Gil|last1=Marks|title=Encyclopedia of Jewish Food|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gFK_yx7Ps7cC&pg=PT593|publisher=HMH|date=17 November 2010|isbn=978-0-544-18631-6|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It has origins in the [[Persia]]n dish ''[[faloodeh]]'', variants of which are found across West, Central, South and Southeast Asia.<ref name="Taylor Sen 2015">{{cite book|editor-first1=Darra|editor-last1=Goldstein|first=Colleen|last=Taylor Sen|title=The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbi6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA357|page=357|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|date=2015|isbn=978-0-19-931339-6|via=Google Books}}</ref> Traditionally it is made by mixing [[rose syrup]], [[vermicelli]], and [[Basil seed|sweet basil seeds]] with milk, often served with [[ice cream]].<ref name="FalRecipe">{{cite web|title=Falooda Recipe|url=https://www.sailusfood.com/falooda-recipe/|date=26 May 2015|publisher=Sailu's Food|access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> The vermicelli used for preparing falooda is made from [[wheat]],<ref name="Falooda">{{cite web |title=Falooda |url=http://ifood.tv/asian/falooda/about |website=ifood.tv |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150125200953/http://ifood.tv/asian/falooda/about |archive-date=25 January 2015 |access-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[arrowroot]], [[cornstarch]], or [[sago]].<ref name="Sev">{{cite web|title=Falooda Sev Recipe|url=http://www.sailusfood.com/2015/05/25/falooda-sev-recipe-how-to-make-falooda-sev/|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>

==History==

==History==

In idiomatic [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]], {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|faluda}} is sometimes used as a reference to something that has been shredded, which is an allusion to the vermicelli noodles. For example, someone who falls into disrepute might say that his or her {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|[[izzat (honour)|izzat]]}} has been turned to {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|faluda}} ({{lang-hi|इज़्ज़त का फ़ालूदा}}, {{lang-ur|{{nq|عزت کا فالودہ}}|translit-std=hunterian|izzat ka faluda}}), which is roughly equivalent to saying "my reputation is shot".<ref name="ref13yadij">{{Citation | title=India today, Volume 24 | publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 1999 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5WNDAAAAYAAJ | quote=''... Magar this time to izzat ka falooda ban jayega (my reputation will be shot) ...''}}</ref>

In idiomatic [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]], {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|faluda}} is sometimes used as a reference to something that has been shredded, which is an allusion to the vermicelli noodles. For example, someone who falls into disrepute might say that his or her {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|[[izzat (honour)|izzat]]}} has been turned to {{transliteration|hi|hunterian|faluda}} ({{lang-hi|इज़्ज़त का फ़ालूदा}}, {{lang-ur|{{nq|عزت کا فالودہ}}|translit-std=hunterian|izzat ka faluda}}), which is roughly equivalent to saying "my reputation is shot".<ref name="ref13yadij">{{Citation | title=India today, Volume 24 | publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 1999 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5WNDAAAAYAAJ | quote=''... Magar this time to izzat ka falooda ban jayega (my reputation will be shot) ...''}}</ref>

==Variants==

==Variants ==

* Some Pakistani versions consist of translucent wheat-starch noodles, and flavoured syrup.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

* Some Pakistani versions consist of translucent wheat-starch noodles, and flavoured syrup.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

* In [[Myanmar]], ''phaluda'' (ဖာလူဒါ) is made with [[basil seed]]s, [[grass jelly]], egg pudding, [[vanilla]] [[ice cream]], sweetened milk and [[rose syrup]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen|last=Aye|first=MiMi|date=2019-06-13|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781472959485|language=en}}</ref> More elaborate versions also incorporate [[sago]], [[cendol|rice noodles]], fruit jelly, and chopped fruit.

* In [[Myanmar]], ''phaluda'' (ဖာလူဒါ) is made with [[basil seed]]s, [[grass jelly]], egg pudding, [[vanilla]] [[ice cream]], sweetened milk and [[rose syrup]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen|last=Aye|first=MiMi|date=2019-06-13|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781472959485|language=en}}</ref> More elaborate versions also incorporate [[sago]], [[cendol|rice noodles]], fruit jelly, and chopped fruit.

* The Iraqi [[Kurdish people|Kurds]] make a version with thicker vermicelli.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

* The Iraqi [[Kurdish people|Kurds]] make a version with thicker vermicelli.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

* The [[Mauritius|Mauritian]] version is called ''alouda''.

* The [[Mauritius|Mauritian]] version is called ''alouda''.

* A variant of known as a "Bombay crush" is popular amongst [[Indian South Africans|South African Indians]].

* A variant of known as a "Bombay crush" is popular amongst [[Indian_South_Africans |South African Indians]].

* In [[Guyana]], a solid gelatin-like version is made with condensed milk.

* In [[Guyana]], a solid gelatin-like version is made with condensed milk.