Bastani

Bastani (Persian: بستنی), locally known as bastani sonnati (Persian: بستنی سنتی "traditional ice cream") or bastani sonnati zaferani (Persian: بستنی سنتی زعفرانی "traditional saffron ice cream"), is an Iranian ice cream made from milk, yolk, sugar, rose water, saffron, vanilla, and pistachios. It is known widely as Persian ice cream. Bastani often contains flakes of frozen clotted cream.^[1][2] Sometimes, salep is included as an ingredient.

Bastani

Alternative names	Persian ice cream, Saffron ice cream, Bastani
Type	Ice cream
Place of origin	Iran (Ancient Persia)
Region or state	Iran
Associated cuisine	Iranian cuisine
Created by	Persians
Serving temperature	Cold
Main ingredients	Milk, cream, sugar, flavorings (e.g. fruit puree or nut paste)
Media: Bastani

Āb havīj bastani (Persian: آب هویج بستنی) is an ice cream float using carrot juice and occasionally, may be garnished with cinnamon, nutmeg, or other spices.

History

A yakhchal, an ancient type of ice house, in Yazd, Iran

The history of bastani probably began around 500 BC in the Achaemenid Empire of Persia.^[3][4] 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 Macedonian leader Alexander the Great, who battled the Persians for ten years, enjoyed "fruit ices" sweetened with honey and chilled with snow.^{[citation needed]}

In 400 BC, the Persians also invented a sorbet made with rose water and vermicelli called faloodeh (Persian: پالوده).^[5] Persians introduced ice cream and faloodeh to Arabs after the Arab invasion of Iran and the fall of Persian Sasanian Empire.^[6]

See also

• Pistachio ice cream
• Faloodeh
• Kulfi
• Mashti Malone's in Los Angeles, California
• Spumoni