Pashmak ( fa, پشمک) is a form of
Iranian
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* 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
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candy floss or
cotton candy
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 centri ...
, 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.
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, at ''BestIranTravel.com'' It is sometimes garnished with ground pistachio nuts. Although the texture is similar to
cotton candy
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 centri ...
, 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,
Qottab, and
Gaz during
Safavid Empire
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often consi ...
.
Similar sweets
The Arabic sweet ''ghazal al banat'' ( ar, غزل البنات, en, girl’s threads, italic=yes; see ''
ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
'') 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 — 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
Confectionery
Persian words and phrases