Poolaki ( fa, پولکی) commonly called Pooleki is a type of

candy Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies ( Australian English, New Zealand English), is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, called '' sugar confectionery'', encompasses any sweet confection, ...

made mainly in Isfahan,

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. Its shape is in the form of a thin disc, pretty much like a very thin coin, which starts dissolving as it enters the mouth. It is made of sugar,

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, white

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and some natural taste of

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, dried lime or cocoa powder. It is similar to toffee.
Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf, "Saraban: A Chef's Journey Through Persia," Hardie Grant Books, 2011, (Page numbers not shown in web images). Retrieved 11 February 2012 The word is similar to one called Poolak which means "small coin" in Persian language, Persian. Poolaki is also a Persian surname.

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