Bastani sonnati
Bastani sonnati (Persian: بستنی سنتی, lit. 'traditional ice cream'), or simply bastani (بستنی), is an Iranian ice cream made from milk, eggs, sugar, rose water, saffron, vanilla, and pistachios. It is known widely as Persian ice cream.[1] Bastani often contains flakes of frozen clotted cream.[2][3] Sometimes, salep is included as an ingredient.
Alternative names | Persian ice cream |
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Type | Ice cream |
Place of origin | |
Serving temperature | Cold |
Main ingredients | Milk, cream, sugar, flavorings (e.g. fruit puree or nut paste) |
Āb havij bastani (Persian: آب هویج بستنی) is a mixture of carrot juice made into an ice cream float and occasionally, may be garnished with cinnamon, nutmeg, or other spices.
History
The history of bastani probably began around 500 BCE in the Achaemenid Empire of Persia.[4][5] Various syrups would be poured over snow to produce summertime treats called "fruit ice" (sharbat). Typically, the ice was mixed with saffron, grape juices, fruits, and other flavours. The Greek leader Alexander the Great, who battled the Persians for ten years, enjoyed "fruit ices" sweetened with honey and chilled with snow.
In 400 BCE, the Persians also invented an ice cream-like dessert made with rose water and vermicelli called faloodeh (Persian: پالوده).[6] Persians introduced ice cream and faloodeh to Arabs after the Arab invasion of Iran and the fall of Persian Sasanian Empire.[7]
See also
References
- Kitchen, Sephardi KitchenSephardi. "Bastani Persian Rose Water, Saffron And Pistachio Ice Cream) Recipe - Genius Kitchen". www.geniuskitchen.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- "بستنیِ سنتیِ زعفرانی". iranchef. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "بستنی ایرانی چگونه ساخته میشد - سالارکتاب: اطلاعات معتبر و مستند". سالارکتاب: اطلاعات معتبر و مستند (in Persian). 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- "Who Invented Ice Cream? - Ice Cream Inventor". www.icecreamhistory.net. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
History of ice creams begun around 500 BCE in the Persian Empire where ice was used in combination with grape juices, fruits, and other flavors to produce very expensive and hard to produce summertime treats.
- Book of Firsts. RW Press. ISBN 9781909284296.
c. 550-330 BC, First mention of flavoured snow or ice : during the Persian Empire
- The History of Ice Cream & The Ice Cream Cone
- "علی (ع) و فالوده خوردن با ایرانیان - سالارکتاب: اطلاعات معتبر و مستند". سالارکتاب: اطلاعات معتبر و مستند (in Persian). 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2018-10-03.